TWO APPLIQUÉ COTTON QUILTS, 1850s

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  • Lot: 155
  • December 7th, 2022 - Decades of Decadence
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101
Both densely hand quilted & w/ printed & plain green, yellow & red appliqué: 1 w/ serpentine flower chain border & symmetrical floral medallion w/ eight lobed florals & chartreuse foliate, 96" x 96", (few tiny-0.25" spot stains, red border fabric very worn/shredded, light fading/discoloration); 1 w/ dark forest green scalloped border w/ acanthus leaf motifs sprouting from apices & in alternating colors & center w/ grid of kaleidoscopic motifs, 75.5" x 95", (dark pink fabric very worn, 7" stain inside 1 floral, scattered light stains, minor fading) both fair-good. Ohio State Historic Costumes & Textiles Collection.

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  • Price Realized: $ 250
  • Category: Textiles
  • Era: 1850-1890

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