| Unique Indiana Amish Quilt: Circa 1910 $4850. | |
Anyone who thinks of the Amish as drab has not seen this unique quilt. It is imaginative and exuberant. Medium/ lightweight wools are heavily embroidered to create an extraordinary surface. The circles are centered with finely made compasses indicative of the maker's attention to detail while also creating a bold overall image. Half circles wonderfully contain this bold pattern. The color combinations are as unusual as are the numerous patterns. This was certainly made by an Amish woman who thou... Click for details
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 | Baskets Quilt with Sawtooth Border: Circa 1880; Md. $735. |
Wonderfully crisp looking design of Baskets surrounded by a sawtooth border. The sawtooth actually repeats the same triangles as within the baskets; they are just turned in a different direction. One of the special features of this perky quilt is that the maker exactly duplicated the pieced baskets in the quilted patterns. Freshly laundered; excellent condition. Measures 68" x 80": Eastern Shore of Maryland origin.
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| Chintz Bars/Delectable Mountains Quilt: Ca. 1850; NY $2200. |  |
This glazed chintz Bars Quilt is combined with Delectable Mountains to create an unusual pattern in wonderfully soft tones. A large triangle border surrounds the Bars on three sides. The quilt descended in the Corey Family, one of the original families of Southold, Long Island. They arrived in 1634.
The fabrics are in excellent condition. There is a very slightly darker area in the lower left corner but no damage to the fabrics that are all quite strong. The quilt dates to the 1850's. It meas... Click for details
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| | Maple Leaf Quilt Signed & Dated 1848; New Jersey $3975. |
This Maple Leaf Quilt is exceptional for a number of reasons, most obvious of which is the size. It measures 108" wide x 100" long. It is signed Miriam Lippincott Mansfield, NJ 1848. Miriam clearly made this quilt for her hope chest. She was born in 1830 and married Henry Warrington Roberts in 1860. In addition, the quilt has an outstanding group of early 19th century red printed fabrics, all in excellent condition. The quilt has not been washed. Several different white fabrics were used and on... Click for details
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