Quilt Block, “Monkey Wrench” pattern

Bentley, Alabama

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Large quilt in a variation of the "Whig's Defeat" pattern, on a cream-colored cotton ground a grid of twelve squares each enclosed in a pattern of double bands of repeating nailhead, or dogtooth, motifs in red cotton, at each corner an eight-point star in alternating orange and red, in the center of each square a cream-colored diamond on light blue ground with half-circle notches at each corner highlighted by a band of like nailhead motifs also in red, the backing cream-colored cotton, edged in red.
Tall, baluster-shaped face jug of tan stoneware covered with a darker alkaline glaze, the two dark blue eyes look off into the distance, the two small ears protrude from the sides of the jug, the nose is somewhat flat above a mouth with curled lips and white teeth, the two cheeks and the chin are bulbous and there is a piece of bulbous, glazed clay sticking out from the mouth (possibly a cigarette), a small handle on the backside.
Tapered cylindrical vase with speckled glaze graduating in color from a light tan on the body of the vessel to a darker brown at the rim.
Log Cabin/Courthouse Steps quilt