This dark blue wool quilt has a center panel quilted with a pineapple motif with sprays of leaves surrounded by a leafy vine, pinwheels and band of simple stylized leaves. At the top, a 15-1/2" border is quilted with chevrons. The side and bottom borders, 17" wide, are quilted with a meandering vine. It has a tan wool lining and filling. No separate binding; top edge, front and lining turned in and sewn with running stitch; sides and bottom, front brought to back with running stitch. Additional quilting: parallel diagonal lines in the open spaces of center and borders, with chevrons in top border. Stitched 7 stitches/inch.
The wool for both the front and lining is said to have been raised on the farm of the Hon. James Udall of Hartford, Vermont, and carded, spun, and woven in the house. James Udall bred Merino sheep, Durham cattle, and Morgan horses. The donor is the grandson of James Udall.
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