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Description:
Wholecloth, cotton quilt in red and white, copperplate printed, plain weave cotton printed with a scene of "Blindman's Bluff" with three young women in a garden setting, one of whom is wearing a blindfold searching for the other two, alternating with a scene of "The Judgement of Paris" and with a pieced, dust ruffle in red and white printed cotton in a floral, vine and grape, and bow pattern, and two cutout corners to fit around bed posts; a loose, plain waeve, off-white wool backing; and white wool batting. The quilting is done in white thread in a chevron pattern.

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