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Pineapples appear in a number of different quilt patterns, sometimes pieced and sometimes appliqued. The Pennsylvania Pineapple specifically refers to the combination of the Flock of Birds diagonal rows of paired triangles with central squares also made up of paired triangles, which come together to give the impression of sawtoothed forms.
Pennsylvania Pineapple Quilt
Dateca. 1845
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 83 × 66 in. (210.8 × 167.6 cm)
Object numberN0028.2023(02)
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Ann Mowry Storer.
Label TextThe increasing availability of colorful printed cottons in the early nineteenth century makes it unsurprising that quilting soon became nearly synonymous with patchwork designs in which piecing different fabrics together was the main aesthetic focus. Quilting was still important to hold the layers of the coverlet together, but the stitching often followed the lines of the piecing and took on simpler geometric shapes in open areas.Pineapples appear in a number of different quilt patterns, sometimes pieced and sometimes appliqued. The Pennsylvania Pineapple specifically refers to the combination of the Flock of Birds diagonal rows of paired triangles with central squares also made up of paired triangles, which come together to give the impression of sawtoothed forms.
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