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02-018; Young Woman with Album Quilt

1860-1869
Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs
Carte De Visite (CDV) c. 1865-1869
Photographer: Unknown
Size: 2.5" x 4"

This unidentified young woman's hand rests on her Album Block quilt, which is set-off by a solid color fabric border or sashing. The center of her Album Quilt block is in a muslin fabric perfect for writing autographs, verses, and drawings, although the quilt in this rare carte appears to be untouched. The young woman with braided hair is wearing a hooped skirt dress and a decorative apron.

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

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