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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Title	Tumbling Blocks
Date	1870–79 19th century
Medium	Medium: silk Technique: pieced and sewn patchwork of woven fabrics Label: Pieced and sewn of woven silk fabrics
Classification	embroidery & stitching
Origin	New York, New York, USA New York
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Dorothy Lynde Wright and A. Elizabeth Wadhams
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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