Log Cabin quilt, very fragile

Quilt, “Log Cabin” pattern

Alabama

About 1890

  • Titles Quilt, "Log Cabin" pattern (Descriptive)
  • Medium textiles
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Helen and Robert Cargo, AFI.75.2008
  • Object Name quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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