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Schoolhouse and Church Quilt
Artist unidentified
United States
1880–1910
Pieced and appliquéd cotton
74 3/4 x 69 3/4"
Collection of Joanna S. Rose
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Vortex Quilt
Artist unidentified
United States
1890–1910
Pieced and appliquéd cotton
82 x 80"
Collection of Joanna S. Rose
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Red Cross Quilt
Various artists
Hudson River Valley, New York
1918
Pieced and embroidered cotton
80 x 59 1/2"
Collection of Joanna S. Rose
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Octagon/Four-Letter-Names Quilt
Artist unidentified
United States
1860–1900
Pieced and appliquéd cotton
72 x 89"
Collection of Joanna S. Rose
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St. Valentine’s Patch Quilt
Artist unidentified
Vermont
1860–1880
Pieced and appliquéd cotton
74 x 74"
Collection of Joanna S. Rose
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Carpenter’s Square Quilt
Mary Coffland (dates unknown)
United States
1879
Pieced cotton
83 x 83"
Collection of Joanna S. Rose
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“Charles & Cornelia” Quilt
Lavinia Rose (dates unknown)
Cortlandville, New York
1856
Pieced and appliquéd cotton
83 1/2 x 84"
Collection of Joanna S. Rose
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Unnamed Pattern Quilt
Artist unidentified
United States
1880–1910
Pieced and appliquéd cotton
81 x 74"
Collection of Joanna S. Rose