Favorite Ever Antique Child's Quilt with Heart Border and Monogram on Reverse steel worker which I believe is quite

which I believe is quite likely original to it

and how the paint wore and aged--and how many repairs were made to the box

The seller noted this as an amethyst ambrotype--definitely it is the latter

one could just decide that she was meant to be tusk-less

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Favorite Ever Antique Child's Quilt with Heart Border and Monogram on Reverse steel worker which I believe is quiteAmong my very favorites of late, purchased from a favorite dealer and friend in Maine who is an endless source of things I love, and as tender feeling quilt as I can imagine, I believe made for a child (considerably larger than a crib quilt, but not full sized.) And who wouldn't feel safe and loved tucked in surrounded by those marvelous hearts on all sides?! The blue of the squares behind those carefully hand cut white hearts (each just slightly