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1890
GUSN-21729
Handmade pieced quilt in modified log cabin pattern; maroon borders and black corners with floral embroidery; maroon back.
log cabin quilts
cotton (textile)
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
wool (textile)
Needlework
Quilt
Quilt
1 corner embroidered: April 1st 1890 Found in 19th century pillowcase, inscribed in ink: S.M. Field/ No. 5 Inscribed in pencil: From Cousin Lizzie to Sallie/ Crazy Quilt/ for Polly from Aunt Sallie/ Fild + Moore (sic) Silks
971
Possibly Field, Sarah Maria Moore (Maker)
Sarah Moore Field Collection
1998.5928
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