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Hawaiian quilts

Scope note

Quilts, rarely of more than two colors, consisting of an allover symmetrical design cut from unpatterned folded cloth, appliquéd to the center of a plain background cloth, which is often white. Frequently made in Hawaii and in North America, especially by the Pennsylvania Germans.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000198216

Broader Terms used

<quilts by pattern or motif>

Term used for

quilts, Hawaiian

Equivalent Terms used

Hawaiian quilt

Created

13yrs ago

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