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REGISTRY NUMBER 949
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inheritance
    Name of Maker:
    Maria Katherine Griffith
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Maria Katherine Griffith
    Relationship to Owner:
    great-grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Louisiana, Missouri
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Maria Katherine Griffith
    Year Made:
    1870
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Louisiana, Missouri
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature
    Location & Technique:
    embroidery, front
    Wording of Information:
    Mamma Papa Cora Hurley Hayden E.G.
    Size in Inches:
    63.5x55
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    crazy quilt
    General Condition (Top):
    Fragile
    Technique:
    Applique
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3.5
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    burgundy velvet
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    real crazy quilt Different Fabrics
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Silk
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    glazed, velvet
    Edging:
    Turned together
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Quilting (machine):
    machine
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    real crazy quilt Different Fabrics

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