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Artifact Number:
 1969.192

Object:
Quilt


Material:
 Cotton

Dimensions:
 190.5 x 190.5 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Nine floral motif in center of quilt with a floral vine design along the borders. Green, deep and light rose and yellow on a white background. Quilt was willed to Mrs. Leland at the death of M. Heard, the quilter, a distant relative to Mrs. Leland's husband. Made by Martha Heard in 1868.



Collection Name: Mrs. Willard Leland

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