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25 block album quilt with central compass rose, both quilted and tufted. Center of each block signed at center in ink. Textiles used are mostly dress fabrics from 1840s and 50s. Cream sashing between each block. Blue border applied around all four sides.
album quilts
calico
stitching
machine sewing (technique)
piecing
printing (process)
rolling up
silk (textile)
tacking
albums
birthdays
floral patterns
geometric patterns
religions (concept)
snowflakes
Needlework
Quilt
Calico
Silk
Tacked
Hand Stitched
Pieced
Machine Sewn
Transfer Printed
Floral
Geometric
Album
Compass
Religion
Birthday
Snowflake
Quilt
Ink pen and stamped in center of blocks: [see list of twenty-two names and inspriptions in file.]
Snowflake
Abbott, Susanna (Jaquith), 1797-1896 (Maker)
Bedford, MA, USA
70.5 (W) (inches)
Estate of Edgar J. Rollins
1929.434
Brackman, B.. Clues in the Calico. [No Publisher].
Massachusetts (United States)
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