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Period: 19th Century
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...
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American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Light and Dark Calico Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Light and Dark Log Cabin quilt has more depth than the usual version of this pattern. The blocks are outlined with both red and indigo creating a frame around each of the diamond shape blocks. The placement of fabrics gives this quilt a nice dimensionality. All of the fabrics in the quilt are calico with the exception of the red used for the frame and border. The red border is quilted with diagonal lines. Measurements are 80 inches square...
Category

American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

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

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Caesar's Crown Quilt with Pillow Shams
Located in Darnestown, MD
It's not often that one finds a quilt with a matching pair of shams, especially those that are quilted. This Caesar's Crown is splashy for several reasons. The pattern; the double zi...
Category

American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Red Tree Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
To the best of my knowledge, this is an original pattern. I have named it Tree with Saplings for want of an official name. The center tree boldly stands out against the red diamond....
Category

American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Jacob's Ladder Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is the most interesting version of the Jacob's Ladder quilt pattern that I have seen. The colors and fabrics make it unusual as well as the strong diagonal patterning. Use of th...
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American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

19th Century Quilt Princess Feather and Rose Pattern Circa 1830
Located in Hudson, NY
Striking and beautiful New England quilt in the princess feather and rose pattern. Excellent condition with a highly folky design pattern. Found in , this quilt made from blue and re...
Category

American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Mennonite Joseph's Coat Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This striking Joseph's Coat quilt incorporates the features most desirable in this traditionally Mennonite pattern. Each color stripe has a different quilting pattern. The diagonal s...
Category

American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Evening Stars Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Evening Stars Quilt is a lovely variation of a traditional pattern. Placing one star within another and placing the red stars abutting one another creates a variety of optical i...
Category

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Carpenter's Square Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Carpenter's Square is more complex than most. It has nine borders of slightly graduated sizes and more squares than one usually sees. It is nicely quilted with diagonal lines in...
Category

American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

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 ...
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American Antique 19th Century Quilts

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

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Mennonite Touching Stars Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Mennonite Touching Stars quilt clearly reflects the Victorian era in which it was made. The stars are made of totally irregular pieces simila...
Category

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Wool

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

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Monumental Micro Triangular Cut Feed Sack Folk Art Quilt Mounted on Canvas
Located in Buchanan, MI
Monumental micro triangular cut feed sack Folk Art quilt mounted on canvas. All hand stitched, amazing details. Perfect for great room with high ceilings. ...
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Folk Art Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Fabric

Caesar's Crown Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Several features make this Caesar's Crown quilt a real standout. It is well pieced and quilted. Having the blocks abut one another creates four leaf clovers in the white off blocks. ...
Category

American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Spanish American War Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This patriotic quilt was made to commemorate the Spanish American War that took place for 10 weeks in 1898. The main issue was Cuban independence from Spain....
Category

American Country Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

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

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Mariner's Compass Quilt with Swag and Bow Border
Located in Darnestown, MD
Elegant version of the always desirable Mariner's Compass quilt pattern. It is an extremely difficult pattern to execute with the numerous fine points an...
Category

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

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

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

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

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Winterberry and Flying Geese Pattern Quilt, circa 1860-1870
Located in York County, PA
Winterberry pattern quilt with flying geese, in patriotic colors and with exceptional graphic impact, entirely hand-pieced and hand-quilted, circa 1860s-1870s Made approximately b...
Category

American Antique 19th Century Quilts

Materials

Cotton

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