TWO VICTORIAN PIECES AND EMBROIDERED CRAZY QUILTS, American, late 19th century, the first worked in polychrome silks with all-over embroidery, central embroidery reads: "Eliza A. Church Crocker May Crocker Smith Walk in Truth To err is human To Forgive devine 1894" with brown silk binding; the second worked in polychrome silks with yellow and red stitching and decorated with embroidered flowers, the central field with floral embroidery obn a black silk ground and inscribed "Herald B. Smith From Aunt Eliza Church of friends speak well of enemies say nothing to err is human to forgive devine," with black silk binding--70 1/3in. x 70¼in.; 72¼in. x 71¾in. (2)

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TWO VICTORIAN PIECES AND EMBROIDERED CRAZY QUILTS, American, late 19th century, the first worked in polychrome silks with all-over embroidery, central embroidery reads: "Eliza A. Church Crocker May Crocker Smith Walk in Truth To err is human To Forgive devine 1894" with brown silk binding; the second worked in polychrome silks with yellow and red stitching and decorated with embroidered flowers, the central field with floral embroidery obn a black silk ground and inscribed "Herald B. Smith From Aunt Eliza Church of friends speak well of enemies say nothing to err is human to forgive devine," with black silk binding--70 1/3in. x 70¼in.; 72¼in. x 71¾in. (2)

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