Collection Highlights
Santa Claus and his Works
Date:
1870
Object Number:
LIB.YC1870.Web
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Luce Center
Crib quilt
Object Number:
Z.1319
Date:
ca. 1864
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 37 x 1/4 in. ( 129.5 x 94 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Cotton crib quilt composed of numerous small, multi-colored, diamond-shaped patchwork pieces; rectangular border of white on blue print; white backing.
Gallery Label:
A handwritten note accompanying this quilt indicates that it was made for Thomas L. Wells (b. 1864) by his great-grand-aunt Sarah Remsen.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
