Pineapple
Artist
Ellen Nelson
(American)
Datec. 1917
GeographyHawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi
MediumCotton, plain weave, applique and quilting by hand.
Dimensions218.4 x 205.7 cm (86 x 81 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishing
Credit LinePurchase, 1991 (6267.1)
Object number6267.1
DescriptionAppliqued and quilted bed cover. Pineapple pattern. A pale orange ground decorated with pineapple patterns in light green. Eight pineapples and leaves radiate from the center while similar pineapples and leaves embellish the four edges like a wreath. The quilting is a mixture of two styles: Hawaiian echo or “following pattern” (humu lau ) and mainland floral quilting.On View
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Made before 1918
20th century
early 20th Century
Late 19th- early 20th C.
Early 20th C.
early 19th c.
Late 19th- early 20th C.
early 20th century
Late 19th - early 20th C.