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Patchwork quilt in Baby Blocks pattern
Made by: Sarah Brian Copeland (American, 1850–1923)
American (Nashville, Tennessee)
About 1885
Object Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Medium/Technique
Silk, cotton, wool; quilting, taffeta, velvet, patchwork
Dimensions
Overall: 208 x 189.5cm (81 7/8 x 74 5/8in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Connie Guion Haskell in memory of Judith Bright Gracey
Accession Number1987.278
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPattern also known as Stair Steps pattern and Cube Illusion. Silk taffeta and velvet in solid colors and prints pieced in patchwork pattern creating optical illusion with blocks; red lining. Label on back: "Sarah Bright Gracey from her grandmother, Sallie Gardner Bright. Made by her grandmother, Sarah Brian Copeland." Condition: fair; areas of shattered silk.