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Quilts from the Michigan State University Museum Collections

 

Wholecloth Labor Comforter
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
c1880
Cotton
82” x 86”
MSUM 1466.1, Gift of Mrs. Carl Bradford
Photo by KEVA, all rights reserved Michigan State University Museum

 

This comforter features four scens honoring Labor.

The Two Powers in Accord


After Work The Happy Home


Labor is Honorable


Honor the Iron Worker



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