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10-7-229

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

1996.01.09

Object/Title:

Descending Visions

Date of object:

1992

How wide is the quilt?

46.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

62.000 inches

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Hand-dyed

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

This is a:

Finished quilt

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

NQM Database Search Terms: hand appliquéd hand quilted Native American pictorial very dark colors eagle attached quilted fabric feather irregular shape knife edge binding portrait hand dyed fabric

Quilt top made by:

Amos, Dawn

Time period:

1976-1999

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

National Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Paducah

Quilt owner's state:

Kentucky (KY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Where the quilt was made, city:

Rapid City

Where the quilt was made, state:

South Dakota (SD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07/13/1958

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum

Cite this Quilt

Amos, Daw. Descending Visions. 1992. From National Quilt Museum, National Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=10-7-229. Accessed: 03/28/24