Quilt, Bed
Object number2009.70.1
Artist
Mary Alexander Ellis
Date1860-1870
Mediumcotton
Credit LineGift of Shirley M. Richards
DescriptionCotton quilt with white background, green leaf border, and wreaths of red and pink flowers with green foliage.DimensionsLength x Width: 97.375 × 73 in. (247.3 × 185.4 cm)Historical NotesA quilt made by Mary Alexander Nelson Ellis a North Side migrant to Pittsburgh in the 1940s from Columbus, Mississippi. The quilt has an 1860s style that was typical of the Alexander family dating to Mrs. Ellis' birth (1868).
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