Double Irish Chain variation quilt, c. 1940-60, 79 3/8 × 76 in. ( × cm), Cotton; pieced and quilted, United States, 20th century, Though its vibrant colors are eye-catching, this quilt is most significant for its design: a variation on the Irish Chain, a pattern popular in the United States since the early 1800s. In a traditional Irish Chain, the squares form a diamond pattern. Here, the pattern has been transformed into a vertical-horizontal grid by rotating the squares a quarter turn (setting them 'on point,' in quilting terminology). This shows how a quilter could improvise

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License: Licensed
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