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| Titles |
Courthouse steps log cabin quilt |
|---|---|
| Description |
Quilt pieced of red, white and blue wool in a courthouse steps variation of the Log Cabin pattern. In the center of the quilt is a commemorative patch embroidered: "L.L.L. no. 352 Du Quion, Ill. May, 1865". The Loyal Ladies League was an auxiliary of the G.A.R. Quilt belonged to Watson I. Lamson, who was in the Civil War. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
79 inches length 78 inches width |
| Nomenclature |
quilt |
| Materials |
wool cotton |
| Creation |
Made by: Lamson, Lucy Lee Made in: Homer, Winona County, Minnesota, United States |
| Subjects |
Received by: Lamson, Watson I. Grand Army of the Republic Civil War, 1861-1865 Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, United States United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women. Women Household. Linens. Bedding. Quilts |
| Dates |
Creation: Not earlier than 1883 - Not later than 1892 (The Loyal Ladies League was organized as an auxilary of the GAR in Denver, Colorado in 1883.) |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
8297 (Accession Number) |