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1898 Antique Quilt		  
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Signature Quilt Top, dated 1898,
made by The Ladies of Unity Circle No. 1, Omaha.
First Unitarian Church of Omaha.
85 ⅛ x 76 ⅜ inches

Seventy-two muslin blocks measuring approx. 8 ½ x 8 ½ inches are set in an 8 across x 9 down block arrangement and surrounded by a border on all four sides measuring approximately 6 ½ inches.

Conservation in Spring 2013 by CT Quilt Works—Textile Conservation Laboratory, Lyme, Connecticut

 

 


Block 1A Block 1B Block 1C Block 1D Block 1E Block 1F Block 1G Block 1H Block 2A Block 2B Block 2C Block 2D Block 2E Block 2F Block 2G Block 2H Block 3A Block 3B Block 3C Block 3D Block 3E Block 3F Block 3G Block 3H Block 4A Block 4B Block 4C Block 4D Block 4E Block 4F Block 4G Block 4H Block 5A Block 5B Block 5C Block 5D Block 5E Block 5F Block 5G Block 5H Block 6A Block 6B Block 6C Block 6D Block 6E Block 6F Block 6G Block 6H Block 7A Block 7B Block 7C Block 7D Block 7E Block 7F Block 7G Block 7H Block 8A Block 8B Block 8C Block 8D Block 8E Block 8F Block 8G Block 8H Block 9A Block 9B Block 9C Block 9D Block 9E Block 9F Block 9G Block 9H