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- Ocean Waves Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1880 - Susan McCord was an ordinary Indiana farmwife with an extraordinary genius for quilt making. This Ocean Waves quilt pattern was well-known in the late 19th century. But in McCord's hands the design is breathtakingly executed, formed of hundreds of tiny half-inch triangles cut from printed cotton fabrics. McCord finished the borders of this quilt with her unique meandering vines with colorful pieced leaves.
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Ocean Waves Quilt by Susan McCord, circa 1880
Susan McCord was an ordinary Indiana farmwife with an extraordinary genius for quilt making. This Ocean Waves quilt pattern was well-known in the late 19th century. But in McCord's hands the design is breathtakingly executed, formed of hundreds of tiny half-inch triangles cut from printed cotton fabrics. McCord finished the borders of this quilt with her unique meandering vines with colorful pieced leaves.
- Ocean Waves Quilt, Made by Mary Elizabeth Proudfit, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Ocean Waves Quilt, Made by Mary Elizabeth Proudfit, circa 1890