This block, from the Reconciliation Quilt, shows John, the tailor, sitting in a chair, smartly dressed with a top hat, cane or walking stick. He is surrounded by leaf clusters. The original Reconciliation Quilt, by Lucinda Ward Honstain, dated Nov. 18th 1867 is one of the most extraordinary pictorial album quilts known. It depicts events and life of the Union after the Civil War. Photo: International Quilt Museum; Accession Number: 2001.11.0001
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This block, from the Reconciliation Quilt, shows John, the tailor, sitting in a chair, smartly dressed with a top hat, cane or walking stick. He is surrounded by leaf clusters. The original Reconciliation Quilt, by Lucinda Ward Honstain, dated Nov. 18th 1867 is one of the most extraordinary pictorial album quilts known. It depicts events and life of the Union after the Civil War. Photo: International Quilt Museum; Accession Number: 2001.11.0001