Album, c. 1860 -1880 (Block Format Quilts)
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Album, c. 1860 -1880Maker: Unknown Although Spokane's Griffith family donated this quilt, they did not recognize any of its inscribed names. Persistent researchers located many of the names in a three-county area of New York State in the 1850 census. Quilts like this one (in which all blocks are the same pattern and each block is signed) are called friendship quilts. These were made most often for special presentations to wedding couples or as send-offs for migrating families. |