Quilts for Sale

Wool Fans Quilt with exquisitely delicate embroidery of fruits and flowers on soft beige ground. c. 1900. 76 x 76.

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Log Cabin quilt - Miniaturized Courthouse Steps with Piano Key Border. Wool challis, c 1890. 80 x 82.

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Paducah, Kentucky, c. 1860. Made by Mrs. M. E. Poyner. Appliqué with padded berries. This is perhaps the most relaxed, the folkiest, of the formal appliqué quilts published in the Kentucky Quilt Project book (1982) and traveled to many museums as part of the Project.

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Album quilt with pieced and appliquéd blocks, red sashing with muslin corner blocks, cotton solids in navy, red, cheddar, gray, teal; striped flannel backing. American flag has 13 stars. Initials «AMH» and date «1921» in appliqué. Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, hand quilted, unwashed / unused, some stains. 82" x 80.5".

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Missouri, c. 1910, unknown maker. These quilts were made to be used. Rarely did the maker sign his/her name. They were often called «rough» quilts. The makers rarely adhered to the quilt customs of the day when making these quilts. Therefore the design of many of them appears to be freer and to our modern art eye, they look like contemporary art, though it was not likely that was the intention. Without diaries attesting to intent, we can only guess. Wools, good condition. 66" x 79".

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New Mexico, c. 1900, unknown maker. Another “rough” quilt made for hard use. These quilts were rarely saved by the family when going through the belongings of a loved one who had passed away. They were considered everyday quilts and not worth saving. They were considered to be far better for the buggy or the horse or the dog bed. Now we love them for their more abstract qualities and only wish we knew more about their makers. Wools, good condition. 69" x 81".

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Ohio, c. 1930, unknown maker. Little girls around the age of four would learn how to stitch clothes and quilts so their dolls would be comfortable. Some of our antique doll quilts have been sewn by children as a learning tool, while others were made by adults and given to the children as a gift. Pieced wools, good condition. 18.5" x 19.5".

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Probably Pennsylvania, c. 1875-1885. Solid colors on white, good condition, some use. 28.5" x 35".

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, c. 1925, unknown maker. Amish babies were welcomed with quilts, usually made by their mothers or grandmothers. Today Amish crib or doll quilts are quite rare because they were put to hard use. This one was never used therefore it had to have been deliberately saved by the quilt maker. Pieced wools, good condition. 15" x 15".

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Touching Stars with Sugar Cone Border, Dartt Settlement, PA, c. 1870. Unknown maker. Dartt Settlement, in the Mansfield/Wellsboro area of Tioga County, PA, was named for its first settler, J. M. Dartt, who settled there in 1811. Cotton, quilted 12 stitches per inch, excellent condition, 96" x 71". Crisp, wonderful quilt of the period with unique border treatment.

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Touching Stars, Dartt Settlement, PA, c. 1870. Unknown maker. Dartt Settlement, in the Mansfield/Wellsboro area of Tioga County, PA, was named for its first settler, J. M. Dartt, who settled there in 1811. Cotton, unused condition, 83" x 69". Great use of mid 19th century fabrics to create this lively quilt.

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