Branches and Vines Quilt, ca. 1875, Made in Pekin, Illinois, United States, American, Cotton, silk, and wool, 88 ? 86 in. (223. 5 ? 218. 4 cm), Textiles, Ernestine Eberhardt Zaumseil (American, 1828?1904), Working in the later years of the nineteenth century, Ernestine Zaumseil created this extraordinary quilt employing the Tree of Life pattern, a design that has been popular for use on bedcovers since the seventeenth century