Quilt No.1096ND - Nancy Dunlap
Owner:
Nancy Dunlap
Location:
WA Regional
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
USA
Patterms
Date:
1881 - 1900
Description:
Block pattern. Square within a square with 4 set together with plain mauve rectangles between. Fabrics range from the 1890s. The quilt has been patched with red striped fabric. Cross hatch hand quilting in the mauve rectangles. The padding is thin cotton and the backing is indigo cotton (faded). 1990 x 1670mm
History:
This quilt is thought to have been made in rural Kentucky, USA in the 1890s. It was purchased by the present owner through the internet. It is not used now.
Story:
Unknown.
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