Postage Stamp Irish Chain quilt, or Double Irish Chain quilt

Harriett Theetge James, artist

1865–1929

Postage Stamp Irish Chain quilt, or Double Irish Chain quilt, circa 1850–1890

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: quilting; piecing; cotton

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.0929

Not on display

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Quilts from the University of Kansas Museum of Art

(No. 5)Here the Nine-patch is developed into an even more complex Chain, one that appears to “double” the pattern. Like the single Irish Chain in Quilt No. 5, the pattern is set on a diagonal across the surface, producing a sense of movement and tension. The white squares become a more assertive and eye-catching part of the design when the Nine-patch pattern is elaborated.