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Object Name
Quilt
Object Number
1998-05-1
Description
Printed cotton calico quilt, Star in Square pattern - 8 pointed star or LeMoyne Star. Large brown check fabric ground with red/pink on white printed floral, calico stars and borders. Teal blue border edge. Brown on white pillar pattern cotton on back. Overall double square quilting. Signed with ink stamp "Anna Dickinson" in corner.
Comment
Made by Anna (Beach) Dickinson (1797-1871) in 1824 when she married Harvey Dickinson (1798-1855) both of Litchfield.
Category
Furnishings
Maker
Date Made
1824
Dimensions
85" x 85"
Materials
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