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Old 08-11-2013, 01:55 AM
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JenniePenny
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I would guess that the backing is several decades newer than the baskets front of the quilt. Possibly the backing was put on over the existing backing in the early 1950's to try to fortify the quilt which was made between 1900 and 1915.
(Just a guess.)
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