Quilt Block, “Basket” pattern

Alabama

About 1860-1880

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Early block quilt of upholstery and drapery fabrics, "made before I know how" with her aunt.
Windows quilt
Vase of partially-glazed red stoneware with round foot and short stem, the body bulbous that narrows at the neck and has a flared rim (it perhaps once had a cover), the main body covered with layers of irregular, drippy beige glaze, the stem decorated with small, round, applied dots of red clay, on either side the body of a chicken emerges from the vase - the neck and head and part of the feathered wings, both in unglazed red stoneware.
Princess Feather quilt, machine applique, nine squares each with feather motif in beige and red against cream background with orange and green border at top and bottom