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Period: 1950s
American Flag Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Patriotic quilts were often made at the time a state was admitted to the Union. It seems highly probable that this 49 star quilt was made to commemorate the ad...
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American Vintage 1950s Quilts
Materials
Cotton
$1,450
American Applique Quilt in Floral Pattern
Located in grand Lancy, CH
American Applique Quilt in Floral Pattern
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