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02-017; Corporal Edward Maley
1860-1869
Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs
Carte De Visite (CDV) c. 1865-1868
Photographer: Unknown
Size: 2.5" x 4"
Corporal Edward Maley was only 18 years old hen he enlisted as a private in the 11th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army), Company B on August 2, 1865 in Troy, New York. Soon enough, his company was sent to Louisiana to support the Union's 19th Army. On August 12, 1868, his term of service expired, and he was discharged at Alexandria, Louisiana, leaving service as a Corporal. The "quilt" on the table is most likely the photography studio's prop. When I magnified the "quilt" on the table, I saw what looked like weaving. It became obvious that this is a woven coverlet and not a quilt.
-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012).
Photographer: Unknown
Size: 2.5" x 4"
Corporal Edward Maley was only 18 years old hen he enlisted as a private in the 11th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army), Company B on August 2, 1865 in Troy, New York. Soon enough, his company was sent to Louisiana to support the Union's 19th Army. On August 12, 1868, his term of service expired, and he was discharged at Alexandria, Louisiana, leaving service as a Corporal. The "quilt" on the table is most likely the photography studio's prop. When I magnified the "quilt" on the table, I saw what looked like weaving. It became obvious that this is a woven coverlet and not a quilt.
-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012).
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Finley, Janet E.
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