1978 13c Basket Design Quilts: Plaid

U.S. #1748

1978 13¢ Plaid
Basket Design Quilts
American Folk Art Series 

Issue Date: March 8, 1978

City: Charleston, WV
Quantity: 41,295,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 11

Color: Multicolored

This original block of four was based on a "basket" design from an American quilt made in New York City in 1875. Although the industrial revolution made it possible to mass produce inexpensive blankets, the quilt was considered to be attractive, practical, and very economical.