A Fine American Folk Art Cigar Silk Quilt
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A Fine American Folk Art Cigar Silk Quilt
About the Item
Dated 1903
The diamond-shaped pineapple log cabin designed quilt is composed of cigar silk bands or silkies from a wide variety of different brands. The quilt is beautifully composed and quilted.
These bands were originally used to hold together bundles of cigars and were Cigar company giveaways and were often collected to be used for quilting purposes.
Dimensions: Top to bottom: 42 inches; sides 32 inches
The cigar brands include Blackstone, Harvard Payson Tucker, Drive, Star Eagle, The Morse, Lyceum Bouquet, Home Industry, Luce's Leader, Little Gold Dust, Reina Fina, Great Sachem, Little Wizard, Juniors, Annie Clarke, Londres Imperial, Drive, New Deal, The Somersworth, La Normandi, Number 7, The Barrister,- Londres Grande, Yellow Kid, M.C.A. Country Gentleman, Berwick, J.W.A., Spider, TRegalia Pricesus, A.L., Paymaster, Ampurdanes, The Irwin, Maine, Parrot, General Frentont, E. & E. Londres, Perfectos, Stradella, Onion, Number 7, Flying Dude, The Clinton, Commonwealth Londres, Arecibo Porto Rico, A.F.C., amongst others.
- Dimensions:Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Diameter: 42 in (106.68 cm)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Dated 1903
- Condition:Good Very slight degradation of silk in a couple of plates.
- Seller Location:Downingtown, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: NY74371stDibs: U1107318610232
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