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pieced quilt block, Lincoln's Platform

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
Unknown
Materials:
cloth
Measurements:
overall: 16 in x 15 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0261
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Textiles

Description

A quilt block done in the "Lincoln's Platform Pattern." It features four 3.75" squares, half of the square in solid blue and the other half in a blue floral pattern. Around the squares are alternating red and white 2" squares. In the very middle of the quilt block is a 2" red square and surrounding that are white 6" x 2" rectangles. The entire block is outlined in a 2" blue border. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum