Coming Home (#299) Size:22 x 22 inches The background is primitive and

The background is primitive and striated

vining around the outer edge

This is a photo of the center of the original bed rug

it is dated 1877

slightly wonky) just as it would have been in the 1800's

Coming Home (#299) Size:22 x 22 inches The background is primitive andThis block, from the Reconciliation Quilt, shows a soldier returnsing home, from the war, proudly flying the American Flag, with leaves on each side. 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