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               my mom had a
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               New York Beauty 1800s. eBay purchase out of Arizona 2012. 73"x80½" Fabric: Cotton. Batting: Cotton muslin.
               Edge: Front is brought ½" to the back and caught by hand. Piecing: By hand. Quilting: By hand, 6 stitches
               per inch. The red, white, and green teeth are quilted with a line of stitching down their middles. The boxes
               around stars are quilted with a line making a box and grid in the run. The white fields are quilted with
               elaborate wreaths with grid centers. Condition: Very good for its age. There is a ½" tear in a white field.
               There are a couple of age freckles in a white field. There is a visible restitching where the red teeth attach
               to the wedge in one wedge.

                                                                                  Figure 211: New York Beauty
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