Patriotic Quilts

National symbols such as stars, stripes, and eagles were used in American quilts throughtout the 19th century.
Great Seal of the United States in applique. brown-Francis family; Canterbury, CT. Early 19th century.

Applique quilt with stuffed work eagles. Mid-19th century.

Stars and Stripes. Mary Rockhold Teter; Noblesville, IN. 1861.

Quilt pieced together from Centennial cottons. Bradbury family, NY and NH. About 1876.

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