Tree of Life, c. 1870 -1890 (Block Format Quilts)
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Tree of Life, c. 1870 -1890Maker: Unknown Representing the mid-19th century fashion for red and green quilts, these fabrics illustrate the problems that American chemists faced in developing dyes for cloth. If a quilter purchased two different lots of green, one might have faded to the soft beige shown here, while the other stayed a lovely sage color. Later in the century, mordants provided a stable and permanent green dye. |