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Technique: Patchwork
Irish Chain Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Finely quilted Irish Chain in which the white off blocks are quilted with a variety of patterns that include hearts and feathers. Stitched in two of the blocks are the name Mary and the date 1883 with the 3 backwards. The white background is lighter than appears in the close ups. The zig zag border makes the perfect frame. The quilt is in excellent, unwashed condition with some basting stitches remaining. Measurements are 72" x 84. Made in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Hand Stitched American Silk Quilt
Located in Barrington, IL
Celebrate the brilliance of American folk art with this exquisite hand-stitched silk quilt from the late 19th century. Crafted with exceptional skill and care, this quilt features an ultra-modern aesthetic that echoes the iconic “piece bars” style popularized by 19th-century Mennonite quilters in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Each rectangular silk piece—measuring approximately 1” x 5”—was individually cut and stitched by hand, creating a striking geometric design that feels both timeless and avant-garde. The rich array of vibrant silk fabrics shimmers with life, making this quilt a true visual feast and a testament to the maker’s artistry and dedication.
More than a textile, this quilt is a labor of love—an heirloom-quality work of art that bridges function and beauty. Due to the delicate nature of 19th-century silk, such quilts have become increasingly rare and highly collectible. Their fragility only adds to their mystique and historical value.
Perfect as a wall tapestry, this handcrafted quilt is equally captivating whether displayed vertically or horizontally. It’s a powerful conversation piece and a beautiful window into America’s rich quilting heritage.
Dimensions: 60” x 78”
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of 19th Century
Place of Origin: United States
Material: Silk Fabric
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
The Persian Knot, SKU: 2268
Antique Mennonite Quilts, Pennsylvania Mennonite Quilts, American Applique Quilts, Vintage Pennsylvania Quilts, Antique Applique Quilts...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Fabric, Silk
Courthouse Steps Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Classic courthouse steps log cabin quilt with a good use of lights and darks. Solid red and orange logs play well against the printed fabrics. Excelle...
Category
1890s American Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Pine Trees Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is particularly fine example of a classic Pine Trees (aka Tree of Life) quilt. The stitching is superb with very graceful floral motifs in the four full white off blocks and half wreaths in the partial white areas. It's interesting to see the treatment of the corners of the zig zag border. Two opposing corners match and the other two are each different. The center is interesting in that triangles used throughout the quilt are repeated in red but the greens form diamonds which gives a bold aspect.
The quilt has been professionally laundered and is in spotless condition. Measurements are 80 inches...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
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 Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
19th Century American Hand Stitched Quilt
Located in Barrington, IL
Experience the charm and ingenuity of traditional American craftsmanship with this stunning Pennsylvania Dutch pieced quilt, hand-sewn in the late 1800s. Featuring the classic “Parad...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Fabric, Cotton
Group of 17 Antique 19th & 20th Century Folk Art Sewing Needle / Pin Cushions
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible collection of 17 Folk Art pin cushions.
The group comprising pansy flowers, strawberries, boots, mittens, a rolled cushion, 2 books, a pear form, a bell form, a carrot, and a heart.
In varying materials including silks, wools, and cottons. The carrot is the newest, made from an early synthetic fiber.
Some are filled with cotton batting, some with sand or sawdust.
From the personal collection of a long-standing, well-regarded Virginia antiques...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Satin, Silk, Thread, Natural Fiber
Windmill Blades Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Windmill Blades (aka Pineapple Log Cabin) quilt done in wool challis with a cotton print backing. The solid colors make the pattern especially dynamic ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Barnraising Log Cabin on Square
Located in Darnestown, MD
Most often, Barnraising quilts are laid out on a diamond. In this quilt, it is done on square.
The quilt is made entirely of wools with a cotton flannel backing. It has a nice arran...
Category
1870s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Mennonite Original Pattern Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This original pattern Mennonite quilt most closely resembles the Philadelphia Pavement pattern. The use of entirely solid colors changes the look consi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Schoolhouse Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Schoolhouse is one of the most iconic of American quilt patterns. This lovely example has each Schoolhouse set in a vivid red frame with x's at the intersections between the blocks. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Starbursts Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Starbursts are just the beginning of the patterning of this exciting quilt. Diamonds are filled with Robbing Peter to Pay Paul type circles that look quite different when used in hal...
Category
19th Century American Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Six Point Star Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This bold Six Point Star quilt is set in a frame that highlights the diamond shaped pieces of the Star. The central Star is made of a combination of solid a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Patriotic Flag Quilt Dated 1777
Located in Darnestown, MD
Although we think of the year 1776 as the time of the birth of the United States, it was actually not until 1777 that the Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Co...
Category
1870s American American Colonial Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Ohio Amish Double Wedding Ring Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Double wedding ring was one of the most popular patterns of the 1920's and 30's. Almost always, it was done with pastel colors on a white ground.
...
Category
1920s American Country Vintage Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Mennnite Tree Everlasting Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Mennonite quilt of Sawtooth Bars is given the name Tree Everlasting. The quilt is in excellent, unwashed condition. The Bars are quilted with cable patterning and scrolling vine...
Category
1880s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Pinwheels Variation Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
The interesting use of color make this much more than the usual Pinwheels quilt. All are printed fabrics with the exception of the solid orange triangles that create a criss cross. T...
Category
1880s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Double Nine Patch Wuilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This finely made Double Nine Patch quilt is as crisp and fresh as the day it was made in the 1880's. The quilt has a beautiful array of printed fabrics. Each square measures just 3/4...
Category
1880s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Mennonite Touching Stars Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Solid orange on an indigo background give this Touching Stars quilt a lot of impact. In addition to the LeMoyne Stars, one can also diamonds between the Stars as well as squares betw...
Category
1890s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Patriotic Flag Quilt Old Glory
Located in Darnestown, MD
Nothing could be more of the moment than this patriotic flag quilt depicting Old Glory.
It was most likely made either for the admission of Arizona into st...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Miniature Nine Patch Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Miniature Nine Patch quilt is one of the smallest in scale that I have seen. Each block measures less than 2 inches to a side. It is from the collection of the Packwood House Mu...
Category
1880s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
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 Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Spiderweb Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
I have delayed posting this quilt because I have been on a search for a name for the pattern. The closest I have come are: The Banner Quilt; A Dainty Quilt and Spiderweb. None seem t...
Category
1880s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Thousand Pyramids Quilt with Lily of the Field Border
Located in Darnestown, MD
Thousand Pyramids quilt with a wonderful border of Lily of the Field ( a pattern not often seen). The triangles are made of a beautiful assortment of mostly printed fabrics from the last quarter of the 19th century. The unusual border pattern as well as the fact that it is done with solid colors make for a strong frame.
Condition is excellent. Measurements are 80 inches square.
Category
1870s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Spirit of St Louis Lindbergh Airplanes Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
In May, 1927, Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic He went from New York to Paris in 33 hours. Quiltmakers were inspired...
Category
1920s American Country Vintage Patchwork Quilts
Materials
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 Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Orange Peel Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Several features make this quilt quite unusual. Most obvious is the Orange Peel pattern that is not often seen. It is set within concentric frames that are not one hundred percent consistent in terms of colors but they blend well together. Most unusual is the center applique. It is a takeoff of the overall Orange Peel pattern but with the addition of arms that look like a thistle. This appears to be an original design. The initials AES are elaborately embroidered on one of the triangle corners...
Category
1870s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
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
1850s American Country Antique Patchwork 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
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Patchwork 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
Late 19th Century American Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Wool
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
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Patchwork 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
1880s American Country Antique Patchwork 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
1880s American Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
One Patch Barnraising Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Barnraising pattern quilt is made with One Patches rather than the usual Log Cabin strips. The sold reds against the printed fabrics make a very strong statement. The prints are...
Category
Early 1900s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Mennonite Roman Stripe Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Solid black triangles abutting strips of lighter material, both solid and printed, make for a striking pattern in this Roman Stripe quilt. The solid black blocks make for a strong di...
Category
1890s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Wool, 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
1890s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Feathered Stars Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Feathered Stars are beautifully combined with Oak leaves in this quilt from the 1860s. While the Stars are all identical, the maker took liberties with the Oak leaves. Most are the s...
Category
1860s American Country Antique Patchwork 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
1870s American Country Antique Patchwork Quilts
Materials
Cotton
