Quilt, “Fourteen Dogs and Two Frogs”

Mary Lucas

1989

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Large, hand-sewn rectangular quilt of cotton velvet, cotton and wool, in the Log Cabin pattern comprised of a grid of squares of crushed brown velvet strips and opposing green strips with a single maroon square in the center, with beige edging, the backing in a printed cotton floral fabric in shades of brown and red, repairs have been made throughout with orange and rust-colored velvet and brown cotton.
Chamber pot with one strap-handle, dark green brown glaze
Quilt in the "Strip" or "Bars and Rectangles" pattern pieced of cotton and wool and comprised of strips of brown, blue and black fabric running vertically and pieces of brown, blue, black and green fabric running horizontally interspersed with three strips and one small block of red plaid fabric and one small vertical strip of red fabric in the corner running vertically.
Endless stairs quilt. Light colored fabric on lower left has printed, " Enterprise AL"