Quilt commemorating 1886 America cup race between MAYFLOWER and GALATEA

printed quilt

Quilt commemorating 1886 America cup race between MAYFLOWER and GALATEA; 4 strips of printed cotton with repeated design; on top - brown background, seaweed motifs, 3 pictures (rope design borders) from photographs or paintings, center one is "Mayflower Sept 86 Galatea" with America's Cup Trophy above; above left is starboard view fo MAYFLOWER, above right is port view of GALATEA, possibly from a West & son photo; burgees of New York Yacht Club, Boston Yacht Club, Eastern Yacht Club, Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club, and 2 others unidentified; red, white, and blue floral design cotton for back.