Crazy Quilt

United States

About 1880-1890

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Eight-Point Star/Spiderweb Star variation quilt
Futura line, "Balloon Vase", shape 404-8"
Square hand and machine-sewn cotton quilt in a variation of the Pomegranate pattern, the ground a cream-colored cotton with a design of regular clusters of four pomegranate motifs in red and orange sprouting from green vines that are interconnected to form an overall grid pattern, edged with an orange band, the reverse a plain cream-colored cotton.
A large mold-formed pitcher decorated with corn stalks and ears throughout. The handle is shaped like a corn stalk.