Who likes cheddar?

I took down the show towel hanging in my living room and replaced it with this bright PA German 19th century bolster cover.   Sometimes you just need a little cheddar to liven things up.  It measures 19" x 63".  The PA Germans made patchwork pillowcases and sometimes bolster cases too.

The front fabrics are solid cheddar, solid brown, and green calico.  The back is a black and white mourning print.  On one long edge, cheddar from the front wraps around to the back.  You see this often on pillowcases, where the back wraps to the front or the front wraps to the back.  I think they just did what they had to do to make the case fit the pillow.  Often it will be symmetrical on both sides, but not in this piece

 One of the unusual features of this particular bolster case is that it is quilted.  Only occasionally do you see quilted pillow and bolster cases.  If you look inside, you can see that the backing of the quilted front is a mourning print, although not the same print as the back of the case.  The back is not quilted.