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Catalog Number |
E2211 |
Object Name |
Quilt, Patch Work |
Description |
Redwork embroidery/joined mixed blocks, 76" x 76", red embroidery (Sunbonnet Sues, Dutch Boys, animals, seasons, days of week), white cotton, hand quilting (9 stitches per inch), front to back binding (front of border worked over the back), cotton batting, white cotton backing. Sixty-four embroidered blocks, measuring 7 ½" each, are set eight by eight. A single white border measures 7 ½" wide on all sides. All seams are covered by red cross-stitch. Blocks depict plants, animals, seasons, days of the week, and children, with no repeated designs. The quilt was likely made using purchased, stamped blocks. |
Date |
c. 1920 |