H4568.4

c.1890
84.5 in WIDE
(214.63 cm WIDE)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edric Brown
H4568.4

On exhibit Black Heritage Case 3/79 Black History Month, History Showcase, Feb. 1986

quilt top; Description: patchwork quilt top, both quilts worked by Elsie Preston "Mammy", who died at 89 in 1898 and is buried in Mt. View Cemetery, Oakland (Inez Brooks-Myers 5/96) Pieced triangles in the center, borders and rectangles around that, larger triangles, then a white calico border with a red border at the outside edge.

Used: bedding | California | African American

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