Ducks Foot, c. 1880 (Block Format Quilts)
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Ducks Foot, c. 1880Maker: Jane Jacoby When Dr. Pratt donated this quilt to the Museum, he wrote that it was made by his mother's mother's sister!That woman has proved to be Jane Jacoby who lived in Henry County, Indiana and married in the 1870s. Widowed with one child, she survived by living with relatives and making quilts to pay for her keep. She made this one for her nephew, Dr. Orville Pratt, who became Superintendent of Spokane Schools in 1915. Pratt was instrumental in forming the retired teachers' |