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Material: Cotton
Plaids One Patch Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This one-patch quilt made almost entirely of plaid cotton flannels is both simple and sophisticated. It took an artistic eye to put together this large combination of plaids in a pal...
Category
1920s American Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Mughal Hand Embroidered Metal Threaded Tapestry from Rajasthan, India
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand embroidered and quilted textile from North India.
Mughal silk and metal threaded tapestry.
Backed with black linen.
Fanciful Asian folk designs this d...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Large framed Antique Indonesia Ceremonial Ikat Hinggi from Sumba
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and striking woven Ikat from Sumba, Indonesia, circa early 20th century or earlier. This ceremonial cotton Hinggi with fringes is made from two panels joined together, which ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Yoruba (Nigeria) Early 20th Century Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 20th Century hand spun indigo cotton and Trans-Sahara silk cloth.
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Antique Cotton Dhurrie Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The weaving of flat-woven cotton carpets known as dhurries is cited in Mughal chronicles of the 15th century. Probably one of the earliest forms of floor covering, dhurries were wove...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Agra Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Hand Crocheted Child's Skirt
Located in Charleston, SC
A hand crocheted child's skirt exhibited at the Monroe, North Carolina Agricultural Society in 1908. The cotton yarn is crocheted into a zigzag pattern in...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
New York Beauty Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is a particularly fine example of the desirable New York Beauty pattern. The colors really seem to give off the glow of sunshine. It is well quilt...
Category
1930s American Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Yoruba Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hand dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) cloth from the Esie area, 1950s.
Category
1950s Nigerian Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Mid-Century Persian Folk Rug With Cerulean Blue, Grey, Pink, And White Tones
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug from the mid-20th century. This off white Persian Hamadan rug has a Persian Karajeh-style octogramme medallion made with co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Woven African Tribal Bogalan Mud Cloth Textile
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handwoven Bogolan mud cloth textile from Mali, Africa, Bambara.
It is a handwoven tribal cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud.
Woven Afr...
Category
20th Century Malian Folk Art Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Wild Goose Chase Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Wild Goose Chase Quilt has a wonderful variety of fabrics, including glazed chintz from the mid 19th century. The generous size of 91" x 98 " would make it an excellent bedcover...
Category
19th Century American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Woven Floral Vintage Textile
Located in San Diego, CA
Textile Art
This is a beautiful remnant of a vintage floral textile. The design is woven on lightweight cotton and runs lengthwise as in the fi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Framed ICS Numeral Pennant 6
Located in Norwell, MA
International code of signals pennant, number 6. White and black triangular stitched linen panels. Matted and framed. Measures: Approximately 20" x 33.5".
Category
20th Century Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Framed ICS Letter Signal Pennant "X"
Located in Norwell, MA
International Code Signal letter pennant. Stitched white linen panel with navy blue, centered cross representing the letter X for Xray meaning "Stop carrying out your intentions and ...
Category
20th Century Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Currants and Cockscombs Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Cockscomb and Currants (aka grapes and oak leaf) applique quilt is done with very Fine stitching. The quilting depicts patterns of ferns and a variety of leaves. The applique bo...
Category
1870s American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
1960s Vintage Moroccan Rug Orange and Red Authentic Tribal Carpet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Vintage Moroccan Orange and Red Authentic Tribal Rug.Vintage midcentury Moroccan Berber tribal African rug.This tribal textile...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ivory Coast Hand Spun Cotton Natural Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ivory Coast hand spun cotton natural indigo cloth, circa 1930-1950.
Category
1940s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Framed ICS Numeral Pennant 2
Located in Norwell, MA
International code of signals pennant, number 2. Triangular blue stitched linen panel with white circle in center. Matted and framed. Approximately 20" x 33.5".
Category
20th Century Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
African Textile by Kuba, Zaire - for Backrest Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
B/874/1 - Vintage African Kuba textile, suitable for Wall hanging or table -
An IDEA: use this item as backrest covering of a sofa !
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Raffia, Cotton
Caesar's Crown Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Beautifully quilted version of a Caesar's Crown quilt. The diamond shapes of the border are repeated in each crown block, making for a nice interplay between the two. It is also inte...
Category
19th Century American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Mounted Doll Quilt, Postage Stamp Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very early and rare triple Irish chain mini-postage stamp chain doll quilt is in fine condition. Minor age spotting in fine condition no tears or damages. This is hand sewn on c...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Floral Wreaths Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This lovely floral wreaths quilt has many traditional elements yet shows its own unique personality. The repetition of the flower in the center of the wr...
Category
1870s American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early Pennsylvania Wool and Velvet One-Patch Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century one-patch quilt from Pennsylvania. This fun and colorful quilt is made from wool and velvets. The back is a polished cotton and has cotton ties through out. This w...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Velvet
Moroccan "Boucherouite" Rug
Located in New York, NY
Moroccan "Boucherouite" rug. A Moroccan rag rug, woven entirely with cut-up pieces of fabric from old clothes, etc. - boucherouite means rag or torn cloth in Moroccan Arabic. A relatively recent phenomenon, such weavings are products of socio-economic changes in Moroccan society, with nomadic tribes settling in towns, abandoning animal husbandry and losing access to wool. A very creative, artistic response by talented Moroccan women...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pre-Columbian Chancay Gauze Panel with Figures, Ex-Kate Kemper Estate
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A large, rectangular panel composed of a large diamond pattern grid, each grid contains a stylized human figure with arms raised. A few very minor imperfections, overall excellent condition. Backed and stretched on a brown linen, it has been stabilized and sealed in a very thick and rigid plexiglass. Estate of Miss Kate Kemper, London.
Kate Kemper, of London and Switzerland (1908-2004) was an early collector of Andean art, forming an important collection of ceramics and textiles after...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Navajo Indian Striped Saddle Blanket Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a vibrant yet simple striped pattern Indian weaving saddle blanket pillows. Sold as a pair. Great condition.
Category
1930s American Navajo Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Wool
LeMoyne Stars and Maple Leaves Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is an early and unusual quilt combining LeMoyne Stars and Tulip patterns. It is made with a wonderful array of early 19th century fabrics. The tan sashing was the perfect color...
Category
19th Century American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Lone Star Quilt with Broderie Perse
Located in Darnestown, MD
Glorious is the best way to describe this lone star quilt with chintz border and applique (broderie perse). The colors are as vibrant as the day it was ...
Category
1830s American Country Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Barn Raising Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Classic barn raising log cabin quilt is done with an unusual color palette. Solid and printed oranges and browns are beautifully combined. The quilt is in excellent condition. M...
Category
1880s American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Chinese Coins Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This strippy quilt is a wonderful take off on Chinese Coins. The strips are mostly rectangular but have a lot of variety adding squares, triangles and irreg...
Category
1880s American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Large Colorful American Braided Rug with Horizontal Stripes and Fringe Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
1970s colorful braided rug American with horizontal stripes and fringe detail, rug s12-0809, country of origin / type: America / braided, circa 1960
This large vintage American br...
Category
1960s American Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Azilal Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in New York, NY
Azilal Moroccan Berber rug. A lovely Moroccan Berber rug from the Azilal province in the Central High Atlas Mountains with a rather whimsical - dare we say, artistic - design and vib...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Panel of Appliqued Animals
Located in Darnestown, MD
This whimsical group of four appliqued animals is a bit of a mystery. It is difficult to know the purpose for which it was made. It does not appear to have been part of a quilt. Perh...
Category
19th Century American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
20th Century Tuareg Wedding Tapestry from Niger, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Andres Moraga.
Wedding blanket or tent hanging, "Arkilla Jenngo"
Woven by Fulani weavers for a Tuareg noble family
Inland Delta Region, Nige...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Quilt with Carpenter's Wheel Center
Located in Darnestown, MD
It is difficult to characterize this unique quilt. The Carpenter's Wheel center is surrounded by Flying Geese; King's Crown and Rolling Stone corner block...
Category
1880s American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug. Although somewhat worn to shabby chic condition, this scatter presents an attractive light blue field with a doubly-pendant medallion with a complex ec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Moroccan "Boucherouite" Rug
Located in New York, NY
Moroccan "Boucherouite" rug. A Moroccan rag rug, woven entirely with cut-up pieces of fabric from old clothes, etc. - boucherouite means rag or torn cloth in Moroccan Arabic. A relat...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
American Flag Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Patriotic quilts were often made at the time a state was admitted to the Union. It seems highly probable that this 49 star quilt was made to commemorate the ad...
Category
1950s American Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Grapes Applique Quilt with Swag and Tassel Border
Located in Darnestown, MD
This applique quilt is light, airy and graceful. The body is quilted with a crosshatch pattern with half wreaths along the border and full wreaths in the corners. The leaves look lik...
Category
1860s American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Abstract Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, with a background in polychrome stripes onto which are asym...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Lancaster County Amish Four Patch in Nine Patch Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Lancaster County Amish four patch in a nine patch quilt is brilliantly arranged.The maker used the same colors throughout but placed them s...
Category
1930s American Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Gambler's Choice Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is certainly a one of a kind quilt made for the card playing or craps playing gambler. The green fabric is also reminiscent of the top of a pool table.
Dice are shown in the c...
Category
1960s American Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool, Velvet
Early 19th Century Trapunto & Candlewick Fringed Sham in Plexy Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing all handmade and hand quilted early 19th century trapunto sham with a wonderful interesting swag inner border. The hand tied fringe border is also in great as found cond...
Category
Early 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Feathered Diamonds Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Beautiful Feathered Diamonds Quilt with a diagonal sashing. The white open diamonds highlight the fine quilting of feather patterns. The sawteeth, or fea...
Category
19th Century American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Framed Akha Tribe Hand Embroidered Shoulder Bag
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand embroidered shoulder is from the Akha tribe and has been framed for display on a wall. The Akha are an indigenous hill tribe who live in small villages at higher elevations...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Hemp, Cotton, Silk, Glass, Wood
Broderie Perse Crib Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Rarely does one find a broderie perse (chintz applique) crib size quilt and certainly not with the graceful and full design of this fine example. It is ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Boucherouite Moroccan Berber Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, its weft directed pattern converges towards the centre, in a manner that remi...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early Wild Goose Chase Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Richly colored Wild Goose Chase quilt (aka Geese in Flight) from the early 19th century. Abutting the triangles gives a terrific up and down movement to the "geese". Streak of Lightn...
Category
19th Century American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Stag and Hounds Folk Art Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This extraordinary pictorial quilt depicts images that are both fierce and friendly. On the bottom are hounds chasing stags while on the top is a tree of life surrounded by birds, on...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Moroccan "Boucherouite" Runner Rug
Located in New York, NY
Moroccan "Boucherouite" runner rug. A Moroccan rag rug, woven in rare runner format, entirely with cut-up pieces of fabric from old clothes, etc. - boucherouite means rag or torn clo...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
1930s Red, White and Blue Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s red, white and blue doll quilt in mint condition and wonderful geometries.
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Patriotic Quilt Titled "Stars and Stripes" Forever
Located in Darnestown, MD
This fabulous 48 star Patriotic quilt has the embroidered title "Stars and Stripes Forever."
The stripes of the flag are created in an unusual way. Rather than using horizontal stri...
Category
1920s American Vintage Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, its weft directed pattern converges towards the centre, in a manner that remi...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Afshar Tribal Square Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A unique rare small afshar carpet containing a boteh pattern set on a camel medallion on a striped ivory ground and rust border. Hard to find Squarish size. A great addition to anyon...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool
19th Century Machine Stitched Pink and Cream Calico Bar Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Pennsylvania bar crib quilt is from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania and is treadle machine stitched. The condition is good and graphics ar...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Rare Large Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, this represents 'art brut' within the domain of the textile arts. Weavings such as this ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Dramatic Boucherouite Moroccan Berber Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, its weft directed pattern converges towards the centre, in a manner that remi...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Unusual Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, this represents 'art brut' within the domain of the textile arts. Weavings such as this ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Cotton Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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