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Seven rows of eight pieced blocks of various types and colors of wool each with appliqued figure, name, date or design on it.
album quilts
appliqué (technique)
embroidering
piecing
textiles
wool (textile)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
animals
Needlework
Quilt
Wool
Embroidered
Appliqued
Pieced
Masonic
Mythical Animal
Unidentified Textile
Quilt
Appliqued on top in blocks: 1879 1876 AW DOW 1872 DANA POSY DANA F DOW CARL 1879 IPSWICH
Unknown
74 (W) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Arthur W. Dow
1930.1356
Massachusetts (United States)
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