Pieced Autograph Quilt (1 Piece)

Cornelius Christoffels and Margaret Linsley

National Gallery of Art

The image features a symmetrical floral design with two main leafy branches, colorful circular fruits or flowers in red, blue, and pink, and green leaves with dotted patterns. The branches arch upwards from the bottom corners towards a central space on a cream backdrop. Text in the center reads: "Blessed be he that invented sleep, for it covereth a man all over, like a blanket. December 1852." Above this text, encased in a green leaf shape, is the name "James R. Gray." The artwork is set inside a simple border.