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Crazy quilt with green velvet border. Green velvet sashing also used to form two diamond shapes that span the quilt. The sashing is embroidered with the initials "A.A.S." and "S.M.S." and the date "1/13/1875." Clara L. Strieby (1832-1819) made this quilt as a wedding gift for her brother, Samuel M. Strieby (1841-1914), and his bride, Agnes Alexander Stevenson (1852-1923). The two were married in Council Grove, Kansas, on January 13, 1875.
Creator: Hughes, Clara Lucretia (Strieby)
Date: 1875
Item Number: 350359
Call Number: 1972.125.0
KSHS Identifier: 1972.125.0
Collections - Museum
Date - 1870s - 1875
Home and Family - Courtship and marriage - Weddings
Objects and Artifacts - Furnishings - Bedding - Quilt
Places - Cities and towns - Council Grove
Places - Counties - Morris
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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