"Double Fan" Bowtie Pattern Quilt
"Double Fan" Bowtie Pattern Quilt
ca. 1940
Description
- Dimensions (w x l): 71 1/4 x 81 7/8 in.
- Made by Margaret Hill in Tampa, FL
- Maker’s husband was a carpenter who built the original stalls of the Florida State Fair in Tampa where this quilt was entered and awarded first prize
- Various printed fabrics on a black background
- Feather-stitch embroidery between patches
- Silk, rayon and cotton top; hand pieced; hand embroidered; hand tied
- Illustrated in Williams, Plate 78
- Acc. No. 84.54.1
**Please note that these quilts are not on display in the Museum; they are only available on this web page.**
