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Quilt, Pinwheel or Fly pattern
Quilt, Baskets pattern
Quilt (or decorative throw), Roman Stripes pattern
Patterned quilt: "Crazy"
Quilt, Star of Lemoyne pattern variation
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The top of this quilt is composed of nine pieced blocks surrounded by a black plaid silk border with corner blocks of black moire. The backing is of a maroon satin filled with cotton and machine quilted in a shell pattern. The top is stitched to the backing at wide intervals. The Crazy patches and border are embroidered with both cotton thread and chenille. Some patches are decorated with paint as well as embroidery.
Inscription: inscribed in purple ink: Grace Gertrude North. / Born March 24, 1856 / Died Feb. 13, 1877.
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