This quilt is absolutely amazing the fabric is in excellent condition there is one square that has tattered fabric down the middle of the square but it can be repaired there's minimal where there may be a few spots here and there I noticed one or two I have not cleaned this quilt in my opinion it is clean and in excellent condition especially for its age of the early 1920s very rare to find a quilt of this age and quality I believe the front and back of this quilt were made separately. The top bowtie quilt is early 1900s the backing I'm not quite sure what age the backing is.