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Object Name
Quilt Top
Object Number
1970-01-2
Description
Patchwork quilt top, small hexagonal or honeycomb patches forming large diamonds, set off by single row white muslin hexagons. Pattern is a variation of the Diamond Field or Field of Diamonds. Cut-out corners on one edge, to fit a four-poster bed. Colored fabric consists of variety of early 19th-century block and roller printed examples.
Comment
Made by Letitia Frear Morley (1796-1886), wife of Reverend Richard Miles (1790-1855).
Category
Furnishings
Maker
Date Made
ca. 1860
Dimensions
77" wide x 84" high
Materials
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