Purple Frame Quilt

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Maker:
UNKNOWN
Date:
1860 - 1870

This frame quilt is made from different printed cottons in shades of purple, blue, brown and dark red. The earliest fabric dates from the 1840s. The piece is quilted in strips of cable design with large gaps between the rows of quilting.

From the Angela Brocklebank Bequest.

Purple Frame Quilt