Name: Garfield's Monument Quilt
Brand: martinafruit.com
SKU: 40758175063
Price: 456.09 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.1449 (8 reviews)

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Garfield's Monument QuiltGarfield's Monument Quilt Unidentified Quilt Maker Circa 1940 70 x 79 inches Origin Unknown; Found in Ohio In September of 1881, James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated in Washington DC. The country was not yet over experiencing the loss of Lincoln only sixteen years before. For some, this murder was yet another national trauma. A quilt design seems to have been born out of this tragedy; it was called "Garfield's

I found this in Oklahoma and I would not doubt OK as its origin

This quilt maker hand embroidered the names of most of the 28 blocks here: "Sunbeam

Mary has never before sold any of her quilts

portraying events and people from colonial days to the present

Measures 58 x 58 inches

A red and green applique design I've not seen before

stripes and plaids

Circa 1910

and added a fine white blanket stitch to outline them

Very Good Condition -- onl apology is a bit of embroidery loss

Very fine quilting covers the surface of this mid-19th century Rose applique quilt

Would be great on a kid's wall