Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2011–June 2012
Quilt
Sarasa
Two hearts in harmony
2000
Tomie Nagano
Height x width: 94 1/2 x 94 1/2 in. (240 x 240 cm)
Cotton plain weave; resist dyed; cotton filling; pieced and quilted with polyester thread
Classification: Textiles
Culture: Japanese
Accession number: 2011.2239
Description: Log cabin quilt with resist-dyed textiles imported from India and Indonesia. Shades of blue, white, brown and purple diamond patterning surrounded with a dark blue border.
Provenance/Ownership History: February 17, 2007, gift of Tomie Nagano to Wayne E. Nichols; 2011, gift of Nichols to the MFA (Accession date: December 30, 2011)
Gift of Wayne E. Nichols