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1. Baby Blanket, n.d. - Blanket

   Baby Blanket, n.d. Cream border with cream and aqua stripes. French knots along the border and edges with feather stitches in between the cream and aqua stripes. Backing is cream ribbed and in satin.

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2. Blanket Piece, c.1860-1870 - Blanket

   Blanket Piece, c. 1860-70. Blue and off white plaid piece of blanket of hand spun and home raised wool. The blanket consists of 2 inch columns and rows creating ivory light blue and dark blue 2in. x 2in. squares. there are 20 columns of blue and 19 columns of ivory going horizontally from side to side and traveling vertically from top to bottom there are 9 rows of blue and 11 rows of ivory. On the right side approximately 11.5in. from the edge th...

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3. Embroidered Heart-Shaped Pillowcase, n.d. - Cover, Pillow

   Embroidered Heart-Shaped Pillowcase, n.d. Cloth pillow case is made with thin off-white fabric cut into a heart shape and is decorated with lace trim and an image of a woman at center. The woman appears in profile wearing a short sleeve blue dress with a full skirt, wide white collar, and a blue bonnet with a white brim. The woman's dress and her skin are painted onto the cloth and outlined in black thread. The woman holds a large bouquet of flo...

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4. Framed Intaglio Print, "Prelude de Nina", 18th-19th Century - Print, Intaglio

   Framed Intaglio Print, "Prelude de Nina", 18th-19th Century. Alexandre Chaponnier print after painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly. Color print shows a male and a female figure near a piano in a bedroom. A woman in a white dress visible at center sits at a light gray piano that fills the lower right side of the image. The man at left wears a white wig, blue jacket, white ruffled shirt and white pants. The woman turns toward a man who in turn leans fo...

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5. Infant's Pillow or Doll Blanket, n.d. - Pillow

   Infant's Pillow or Doll Blanket, n.d. Creme in color. mirrored symmetry of the left and right side. The left and right edges are completed with a 0.5in. crocheted design. 1in. in from the left and right edges are 8 open circles evenly spaced 1.5in. apart. on the top half of the pillow case is a symmetrical flower motif. consisting of 2 diagonal half circles. the half circles are made up of 1 flower and two half flowers on either side of it and le...

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6. Percale Pillow Case, n.d. - Pillowcase

   Percale Pillow Case, n.d. One of a pair of off-white extra fine rectangular percale pillow cases. The pillow cases are hand-stitched and 35 x 25 inches overall. Ruffled trim is stitched to the top side of the opening and is 2.5" wide. Hemstitching that is 1/16th wide appears within 1/8th inch from the ruffel's edge. There are three evenly spaced off-white buttons and corresponding pieces of cloth with button holes sewn into the interior opening e...

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7. Percale Pillow Case, n.d. - Pillowcase

   Percale Pillow Case, n.d. One of a pair of off-white extra fine rectangular percale pillow cases. The pillow cases are hand-stitched and 35 x 25 inches overall. Ruffled trim is stitched to the top side of the opening and is 2.5" wide. Hemstitching that is 1/16th wide appears within 1/8th inch from the ruffel's edge. There are three evenly spaced off-white buttons and corresponding pieces of cloth with button holes sewn into the interior opening e...

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8. Quilted Bed Cover, c. 1940s - Bedcover

   Quilted Bed Cover, c. 1940s. Olive green satin acetate(?) reversible twin-size quilted bed cover. Machine sewn and quilted with four outer rectangles, a diamond with a decorative border in the center and several scallops radiating from the center and inside the rectangles. The front and back are identical. Quilt is rectangular in shape with no tags or markings. Possibly stuffed with down feathers.

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9. Quilted Silk Pad, n.d. - Pillow

   Quilted Silk Pad, n.d. Two rectangular pieces of cream colored silk cover a piece of what appears to be wool batting. Short pieces of cream colored ribbon extend through the three layers of material and are tied in knots. Many ribbons are missing. The front side shows 13 ribbons and all but two at top right are tied in bows. The back side shows 14 ribbons with three tied in bows and the rest knotted with loose ends. Cream colored lace is attached...

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10. Quiltmaking on the Coast, December 5, 1963 - Negative

    Quiltmaking on the Coast, December 5, 1963. Black and white negative of Mrs. E. (Geo) Lagomarsino from the San Mateo County Coastside making quilts. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo