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Railroad Quilt

after 1888
Object Placepossibly Peru, Indiana, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave; appliquéd, quilted, and embroidered
Dimensions196.85 x 187.32 cm (77 1/2 x 73 3/4 in.)
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund and Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number2000.672
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenancePurchased by Woodward and Greenstein from another American dealer; purchased by MFA from Woodward & Greenstein, 232 Madison Ave. #512 New York, New York, June 21, 2000.
Restricted: For reference only; Eagle with flag
about 1847–50
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