Crocheted blanket

NameBedcover

Maker Karen Juul Vejlø Friedmann (Danish, 1907 - 2004)

CultureDanish

DateMid-20th Century

Place madeKalundborg, Denmark, Europe

MediumCotton

Dimensions96 7/8 × 72 1/4 × 3/8 in. (246 × 183.5 × 1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Karen F. Beall and Dale K. Haworth, A.2018.22.3

Object numberA.2018.22.3

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionThis bed cover of ecru-colored cotton is composed of 140 identical crocheted squares with a central rosette surrounded by a grid of filet work. A spray of pineapple stitch extends from each corner, connected by a net of single chain stitch.