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Album quilt with pieced together blocks of silk, cotton, linen, wool, velvet and satin. Consists of floral designs, initials, animals, fish, deer, birds, etc. Silk backing.
album quilts
cotton (textile)
linen (material)
satin
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
wool (textile)
Needlework
Quilt
Quilt
Embroidered on separate blocks: ""B G 1883"" ""JGC 1884"" ""1939"" ""Murty""
Grace, Belle D. (Maker)
Chilton, Murty Marie Grace (Maker)
Sandgate, VT, USA
52 x 53 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Isabelle Chilton
2000.103
Vermont (United States)
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