Quilt: October 18th
Doreen Speckmann
(1950–1999)
February 1987
Object PlaceMadison, Wisconsin, United States
Medium/TechniquePieced cotton plain weave top, cotton plain weave binding, cotton plain weave back; quilted
DimensionsLength x width: 177.8 x 177.8 cm (70 x 70 in.)
Credit LineGift of Megan Speckmann
Accession number2015.3084
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsWritten by artist on piece of cloth sewn to back:
"Doreen Speckmann
3118 Cross St.
Madison, WI 53711
608 231-1563
October 18th
Machine pieced and quilted
100% cotton backing"Provenance1987, made by Doreen Punzel Speckmann (1951-1999); 1999, by inheritance to her daughter, Megan Speckmann, San Francisco; 2015, gift of Megan Speckmann to the MFA. (Accession date: October 28, 2015)CopyrightReproduced with Permission
about 1930
1880s
1940s
about 1930
1900-1910
about 1880
