Mary Tayloe Lloyd Key Pieced Counterpane
Jan 09, 2018
2 minutes
By Alden O’Brien
Curator of Textiles, Daughters of the American Revolution Museum
By our best count, there are 4004 triangles in this design using at least 65 different cotton prints, and over 4500 pieces overall (you are welcome to check our math!). Mary Key contained this exuberance by arranging the pieces within larger triangles bordered by sashing
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