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               Oak Leaves and Reel No later than 1930s, sold as 19th Century. eBay purchase 2017. 73"x85" Fabric: Cotton.
               Batting: Light. Backing: Dark indigo cotton print. Edge: Separate red, machined to the front and caught by
               hand on the back. Piecing: By machine with dark thread that shows along some seam lines on the front.
               Applique by hand at 12 stitches to the inch. Quilting: By hand. Within squares, along the edge of motifs,
               with circular medallions with 8 shallow petals filled with cross-hatching in larger spaces; feathers and
               cross-hatched border. Condition: Acceptable. Has been washed. One of the blocks is tattered in a corner.
               One area of light spots. Some bleeding of dark blue from the back to the front.
                                                                                  Figure 252: Oak Leaves and Reel
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