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Rattlesnake No later than 1930s. eBay purchase. 72"x81½" Fabric: Cotton. Batting: Light, flat, smooth.
Backing: Cotton. Edge: Red tape caught on the back by hand. Piecing: By machine. Quilting: By hand 8
stitches/inch along the edges of "teeth" in trefoils within greens; in wedges in red fans; in a pattern similar
to "hands all round" in oranges and large reds. Condition: Excellent. Condition: Seller included description
from 1920s describing pattern as copied from something older by "Mrs. Elsie Biggs".
Figure 196: Rattlesnake