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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. Carriage Lap Robe, n.d. - Robe, Lap

   Carriage Lap Robe, n.d. Lap Robe is 4 1/2' x 6', green and multi, has a crushed velour finish on both sides possibly of natural fiber. Backing is solid brown in color. Top has a stripe motif there are two sections just inside either end consisting of alternating red, blue, brown, creme, brown, creme, brown, green, red, brown, red, creme, red, brown, red, green, brown, creme, brown, tan, brown, blue, red. Ends and are creme in color with olive col...

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4. Carriage Robe, c. 1900 - Blanket, Carriage

   Carriage Robe, c. 1900. Synthetic fiber carriage robe is made to look like fur. It is comprised of two pieces of fabric sewn together along outer edge. One side is a light gold color with brown stripes going through it; the other is solid black. Used to keep laps warm during carriage rides.

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5. Diamond Block Hexagon Quilt, pre-1989 - Quilt, Bed

   Diamond Block Hexagon Quilt, pre-1989. Hand-pieced and hand-quilted velvet and satin hexagon quilt with scalloped sides. The quilt is composed of diamond blocks constructed with 1.25" hexagon pieces, interspersed with black 1.25" hexagon "sashing." Blocks are constructed with fabric in shades of red, blue, brown, and green. There are 15 rows along the height of quilt that alternate with 10 or 11 blocks per row. Each block has a velvet hexagon pi...

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6. Half Moon Bay Coastside Blanket, n.d. - Blanket

   Half Moon Bay Coastside Blanket, 20th century. Blanket is made of woven cotton with an off-white background, green imagery, green border with two thin, white lines (1.25" thick), and green and white fringe (1.5" long). The center of the blanket reads "Half Moon Bay / Coastside / California". The imagery (from left to right, top to bottom), Cunha's Country Store, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Half Moon Bay Bakery, Point Montara Lighthouse, Methodi...

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7. Hand-Loomed Linen Bedsheet, c. 1870 - Sheet, Blanket

   Hand-Loomed Linen Bedsheet, c. 1870. Ecru-colored linen sheet with black fibers incorporated into the weave in several places throughout. Two panels of fabric are whip stitched together by hand from bottom center to top center. The top and bottom sides are folded over and finished by hand with a whip stitch.

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8. Holbrook-Palmer Cloth Lap Carriage Robe, c. 1926-1958 - Robe, Lap

   Holbrook-Palmer Cloth Carriage Lap Robe, c. 1926-1958. Robe backing and front edges are wool with a circular overall print of grey and tan in color against a brown background. Backing is folded over to the front to create a 1.75in binding with mitered. Front is a thick brown crushed velour fabric. Binding edge has four rows of linear quilting.

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9. 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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10. Lap Robe, n.d. - Robe, Lap

    Lab Robe, n.d. Lap Robe has a crushed velour finish on both sides possibly of natural fiber (elk?). Backing is solid brown in color. Top is navy blue and tan, tan is more than likely bleached from the sun. Front and back are sewn together along the edges and stitched 0.75in inside the edge.

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11. Nine Patch Quilt, c. 1853 - Quilt, Bed

    Nine Patch Quilt, c. 1853. Machine pieced and hand quilted cotton quilt. Pink, red, and white nine patch blocks on point alternate with solid white blocks. These are bordered by white triangles placed just inside the striped border. The quilt has 35 blocks with 6 blocks across the width and 7 blocks down the length. Some of the pale pink fabric has faded to almost white, and five of the nine patch blocks have hand-sewn replacement patch squares. ...

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12. Rose of Sharon Quilt, March 12, 1863 - Quilt, Bed

    Rose of Sharon Quilt, March 12, 1863. Hand quilted cotton quilt with cream background and appliquéed design of red flowers with yellow centers and green leaves and stems. Edges are bound with green and red cloth. Signed "Susan Beaty / March 12th 1863" in black cross-stitch on the bottom right corner. Quilt has 9 blocks on point with matching floral designs. White triangles surrounding the floral blocks on the outside edges with white squares be...

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13. Sun Star Quilt, 1858 - Quilt, Bed

    Sun Star Quilt, 1858. Cotton hand pieced and appliquéd blue and white sun star quilt. Sun star pattern is a Mariners Compass variation. The quilt is comprised of nine blocks in rows of 3 x 3 with pattern pieces in blue calico against a white ground. Individual blocks are approx. 23" square and each has a round center blue sunburst design bordered by four white pieces that comprise the larger square. A feather motif with diagonal grid is quilted...

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14. Wedding Ring Quilt, c. 1930s - Quilt, Bed

    Wedding Ring Quilt, c. 1930s. Cotton quilt with wool batting that is hand pieced and hand quilted. The ground and backing fabric is mint green cotton with scalloped edges. Wedding ring patches interlock in blocks of four across the width and five down the length. The pattern shows four solid blue and white squares where the rings intersect. The rest of the fabric in the rings includes calico prints in blues, pinks, lavenders, browns, yellows, gre...

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