Tulips

Quilt, “Tulips” pattern

Sumter County, Alabama

About 1865-1870

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Blocks quilt
Champagne flute with large, conical bowl of reddish-pink glass that fades toward the stem, with slight fluting and a series of black dots that become more elongated as they near the stem, the stem green-blue and the round foot of clear glass, the overall effect resembles a watermelon.
Floral group comprised of a narrow bud vase of clear glass with a pattern of green and brown threads and cross-hatching, with one upright flower with long, bulbous stem and lavender Jack-in-the Pulpit-shaped flower on top, the lower stem with green cross-hatching, and a large round flower made of clear glass with a powder white glass center applied to the reverse, with yellow and green lines that radiate from the stem outwards to the edges of the petals, with fluted three green leaves, all designed to be placed into the vase.
Cup or Mug, Miller Pottery, Alabama, Perry County, stoneware with Albany or Michigan slip and white feldspar glaze, blue pieces tinted with cobalt