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"The Maine" Quilt"The Maine" Unidentified Quilt Maker Circa 1898 74 x 68 inches Found in Kentucky Good Condition American women made quilts for all sorts of reasons. Expressing their political and social sentiments was one. Here's a fantastic and very rare historic example. Each of the 16 ships has the words "the Maine" hand embroidered on its hull. We have no doubt where this quilt maker stood on an historic event in American history. Remember The Maine was a slogan

and a brilliant essay by renowned art critic

31 x 33 inches

Not only did s/he give each star get its own perfect half square triangle frame

"Good Luck" in a horseshoe

as suggested by the fabrics

and those (machine) appliquéd red crosses bring this one to design greatness

This top was likely made by a Pennsylvania German

this would work well on a modern bed

" Sometime in the early 1900's

Unidentified Quilt Maker(s)

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

with in a few years of the assassination