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               Flower Baskets No later than 1940s. Purchased from Renton, WA antique shop. 65"x75½" Fabric: Cotton.
               Batting: Light weight cotton. Backing: Cotton. Edge: ¼" tape machined to the front and caught by hand in
               back. Piecing: By machine with hand appliquéd flowers. Quilting: By hand 7 stitches to the inch, extensive.
               White fields and areas under the handles of the baskets have rosettes. Quilting outlines the flowers and the
               edge of each white triangle in the baskets. Condition: Very good. There are no flaws to record. Comment:
               The 20 baskets contain 18 unique designs. The 3 duplicates are different colors.
                                                                                  Figure 18: Flower Baskets
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