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Appliqued bed quilt

(American (born in Lucktersbach, Bavaria, 1810))
about 1845–50
Object PlaceBaltimore, Maryland, USA
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave appliquéd with printed Cotton and silk plain weave and velvet, quilted; ink
Dimensions222.5 x 221.5 cm (87 5/8 x 87 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of William Craig Rice in memory of Elizabeth Purviance Hazelehurst Sutton, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund and Helen B. Sweeney Fund
Accession number1997.21
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceMade for Elizabeth Morgan Proctor (1805-1895), at her death bequeathed to Mary Morgan Norris and descended through Hazlehurst, Sutton, and Rice families to donor, William Craig Rice.