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1. Crazy Quilt, c. 1880 - Quilt

   Crazy Quilt, c. 1880. Quilt is comprised of 30 8"x8" 9-patch and crazy quilt blocks of various materials and colors. On one block are embroidered the initials "pHg." Blocks are divided by 2.5" sashing on all sides except on the outer blocks along the longest outside edges. Pieced edges are embroidered with various colors of feather stitching throughout. Surrounding the blocks and sashing is a 6.5" border comprised of printed pink roses with ...

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2. Framed Religious Needlepoint from the Greer Family Estate - Needlepoint

   Framed Religious Needlepoint from the Greer Family Estate. Diagonal stitch yarn needlepoint is mounted under glass beneath a thick off-white mat inside a deep gold-painted wooden frame with a shiny gold geometric inner border consisting of overlapping rectangles. Needlepoint is a kit where the image has been printed onto a screen. Artist has filled in all areas with yarn except except for the flesh areas of the three figures depicted. Image i...

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3. Little Angel Needlepoint by Hilaria Sanchez Reed, c. 1850 - Needlepoint

   Little Angel Needlepoint by Hilaria Sanchez Reed, c. 1850. Cloth needlepoint work under glass with gold wood frame. Stitches include needlepoint, petipoint and one other in blue, red, brown, pink, and green on a black background depicting an angel with hands crossed over its chest surrounded by lillies, violets, roses and various leaves and grasses. Angel is wearing red top and skirt with short sleeves, possibly edged in lace and has blond hai...

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4. Wooden Chair with four legs with a needlepoint of roses on the seat, c. 1850 - Chair, Side

   Wooden Chair with four legs with a needlepoint of roses on the seat, c. 1850. This chair (a) is made of wood possibly oak with a wooden top rail at the top, a wooden splat in the middle, four legs on the bottom that connect to the apron and part of the side of the chair. Towards the bottom of the splat, the wooden chair is separated by a slip seat (b) made of yellow fabric. The slip seat is a needlepoint pattern of red, yellow and blue roses in t...

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