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Rare folk art textile made in Vermont by an unusually creative yet anonymous quilt maker. A "Rising Sun" in the center of this elaborately quilted spread sends out elongated rays to intermingle with eight-pointed stars and four quarter-moons. A "Geese-in-Flight" border speeds around three sides of the quilt, with the fourth side left plain for the head of the bed, a 19th-Century custom. Illustrated "Quilts in America", Orlofsky, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1974. Figure 176.
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Place of Origin
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Date of ManufactureThird-quarter 19th-Century.
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Period
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ConditionGood, some fading, minor wear.
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Dealer LocationNew York, NY
Dimensions
88 in. H
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82 in. W
224 cm H
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208 cm W
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Number of Items1
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Reference Number0912118422240
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