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Made by the ladies of the United Presbyterian Church in West Alexandria, Pennsylvania, for their pastor, Rev. James Chauncey Murch (d. 1879) West Alexander, Pennsylvania, United States

Bedcover (Album Quilt)

1857
Cotton, plain weave, pieced; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave, printed, embroidered in cotton threads in buttonhole and chain stitches; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave
262.8 × 261.8 cm (103.5 × 103.1 in)

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