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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
