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ca. 1861
GUSN-33954
White cotton ground; six rows of five blocks; eight pointed stars within. Blocks divided by red printed calico grid. Predominate color red. Names written within eight-sided center of star. Overall quilting pattern of shells.
album quilts
calico
cotton (textile)
stitching
piecing
quilting
printing (process)
rolling up
textiles
albums
stars
Needlework
Quilt
Cotton
Calico
Pieced
Quilted
Hand Stitched
Transfer Printed
Star
Album
Unidentified Textile
Quilt
Ink on back corner: Annie H. Lewis/1861 [see attachment in file for list of names]
Watt, Anne Lewis (Maker)
Charlestown, MA, USA
75 (W) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Richard Douglas
1931.556
Massachusetts (United States)
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