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Crazy quilt, bordered w/blue plush silk velvet, featherstitched, variety of hand-embroidered squares including chenillework floral motifs, silk fringe thistles, ribbonwork apple blossoms, charming animal vignettes, and typical dress & domestic textiles of the period, backed w/burgundy polished cotton (poss. later addition), likely NY, c.1880, label “Florida quilt heritage, IV- CK-86, a documented quilt Museum of Florida History”, L 56” Wd 58”, (several silk pcs w/allover shredding, splits, & areas of loss up to 4” x 3”, minor pile loss to some pieces esp. border, few loose threads throughout, areas of disc. up to 26”, some clusters of residue on backing, general loss/flaking of painted areas) Very Good
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