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02-008; Infant, Post Mortem

1860-1869
Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs
Cased Tintype c. 1860-1867
Photographer: Unknown
Size: Sixth Plate (2.625" x 3.25")

Whether a boy or girl, this infant's identity remains a mystery. Unfortunately, only about ten percent of the images in the collection have any identifying information such as a name, let alone a geographical location. The quilt block is composed of four equal sections divided into half-square triangles consisting of light and dark fabrics arranged in a Pinwheel pattern. The name the quiltmaker chose for her block will also remain unknown as quilt pattern names changed throughout the decades.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012).

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