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02-003; Young Man, Post Mortem
1850-1859
Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs
Cased Melainotype Tintype c. 1856
Photographer: Unknown
Size: Sixth Plate (2.625" x 3.25")
A young man, dressed in an ornate vest and cravat, is lying post mortem, covered with an Eight Pointed Star quilt while a second quilt, pieced in rectangles and half-square triangles, is seen beneath him.
-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012).
Photographer: Unknown
Size: Sixth Plate (2.625" x 3.25")
A young man, dressed in an ornate vest and cravat, is lying post mortem, covered with an Eight Pointed Star quilt while a second quilt, pieced in rectangles and half-square triangles, is seen beneath him.
-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012).
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Collection
Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt Hi...
Finley, Janet E.
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Ephemera
Quilts Used as Backdrops in Old Photog...
Mahan, Vista Anne
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