Our textile inventory includes quilts, samplers and show towels as shown below.
Quilts |
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Chintz Quilt; Fitted to accomodate a four poster bed; c1800 | |
Samplers |
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Muskingum County Ohio Sampler; Stitched by Julia Wiilams age 10 | |
Mary Creasey’s Sampler; Age 12 | |
Show Towels |
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Patriotic Towel or Table Runner; White stitching on White linen; Red border; Stitching reads “The Independence of / The United States / of America / Declared / July 4, 1776 / Spread Eagle figure / Washington Elected / President / of / The Federal Union / March 1779 / E Pluribus Unum”; Sides stitched with chevrons, flags, leaves, berries and twigs; Fourth quarter 19th century |