1876 Ellen Harding Baker's "Solar System" Quilt
National Museum of American History

1876 Ellen Harding Baker's "Solar System" Quilt

Baker, Ellen Harding · 1876

fabric, wool, cotton/wool (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This intriguing quilt, “Solar System,” was made by Ellen Harding Baker (1847-1886), an intellectually ambitious Iowa wife and mother. It came to the National Museum of American History in 1983, a gift from her granddaughters.

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