Patriotic Quilts

National symbols such as stars, stripes, and eagles were used in American quilts throughtout the 19th century.
Great Seal of the United States in appliqué. Brown-Francis family, Canterbury, Conn. Early 19th century.

Appliqué quilt with stuffed-work eagles. Mid-19th century.

Stars and Stripes. Mark Rockhold Teter, Noblesville, Ind. 1861.

Quilt pieced together from Centennial cottons. Bradbury family, N.Y. and N.H. About 1876.

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