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Sarah Watkins Compton
Quilt, 'Whig Rose Variation with Running Vine Border'circa 1860

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Appliqué quilt with cream ground, nine floral medallion blocks in pink, orange, and green, and a scalloping vine border

Sarah Watkins Compton, Quilt, 'Whig Rose Variation with Running Vine Border', circa 1860, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Virginia Compton Mann, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Sarah Watkins Compton
United States, Kentucky, 1820-1904
Title
Quilt, 'Whig Rose Variation with Running Vine Border'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1860
Medium
Appliquéd and quilted cotton
Dimensions
94 3/4 x 91 1/4 in. (240.7 x 231.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Virginia Compton Mann
Accession Number
M.87.192
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles