1880-1889

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Cabinet Card c. 1885-1889
Photographer: Bowers, Brooklyn, New York
Size: 4.25" x 6.5"

It is my contention that the wicker carriage and the Crazy quilt belonged to the studio and were frequently called upon as favorite props for baby's first photograph. Bowers, the photo-artist, is known as a Brooklyn photographer during the 1870-1880s. The studio was located at 340 Fulton Street, on the corner of Court Street and Fulton.

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