Osceola Indian Warrior Quilt
Osceola Indian Warrior Quilt
1987
Description
- Dimensions (w x l): 45 x 70 in.
- Made by Rita Denenberg in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. A retired artist and current teacher of quilting and needlework, the quilmaker got the idea for the quilt when she first heard of Osceola shortly after arriving in Florida.
- Quilt designed after a portrait of Osceola by George Catlin as a tribute to her adoptive state.
- Cotton top; appliqued and pieced by hand; hand-quilted in channel, echo, and floral patterns
- Illustrated in Williams, Plate 135
- Acc. No. 96M.37.1
**Please note that these quilts are not on display in the Museum; they are only available on this web page.**