Coming Home (#299) Size:22 x 22 inches This is a photo of

This is a photo of the center of the original bed rug

Image courtesy Garth's Auctions

vining around the outer edge

slightly wonky) just as it would have been in the 1800's

birds and the trees they escape to

Coming Home (#299) Size:22 x 22 inches This is a photo ofThis block, from the Reconciliation Quilt, shows a soldier returnsing home, from the war, proudly flying the American Flag, with leaves on each side. The original Reconciliation Quilt, by Lucinda Ward Honstain, dated Nov. 18th 1867 is one of the most extraordinary pictorial album quilts known. It depicts events and life of the Union after the Civil War. Photo: International Quilt Museum; Accession Number: 2001. 11. 0001