Osceola Indian Warrior Quilt

1987

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

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