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02-028; Toddler Sitting on a Quilt

1870-1879
Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs
Ephraim, Utah, United States
Carte De Visite (CDV) c. 1870-1879
Photographer: M. Jensen, Ephraim, Utah
Size: 2.5" x 4"

The child is posed on a pieced quilt that has patterned fabric alternating with large plain blocks, Ephraim, Utah (Sanpete County), was first settled by Mormons in 1854. M. Jensen was one of this small town's first photographers. Long legged marsh birds appears on several of the quilt blocks.

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

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