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Technique: Quilted
Large Framed American Flag Folk Art Quilt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nicely faded American flag quilt. Excellent hand stitched dancing Folk Art stars. Skilled quilting, a nice graphic large-scale wall hanging. White ...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
African American Pine Burr Quilt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional African American pine burr quilt. All hand quilted and pieced. Found in Selma, Alabama. Fantastic color placement and design. These quilts ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Vintage Handmade Rajasthani Patchwork Tapestry, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Rajasthani Patchwork Tapestry, handcrafted, of several small irregular embroidered “patches” heavily embroidered with gold and silver paper-wrapped threads couched down in a multitude of colors, some with reflective mirror...
Category
20th Century Indian Folk Art Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Silk
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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Large Antique American Hand Stitched Quilt, Sailboat Block Pattern, Early 20Th C
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE AMERICAN NAUTICAL QUILT
A very decorative large-scale quilt. Completely hand stitched with green red and cream cotton blocks in a repeating pattern of ships, known as the ‘s...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Quilted 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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Cotton
Antique Polka Dot Postage Stamp Quilt, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
- A fresh take on the traditional Postage Stamp pattern, this antique quilt was made by hand around 1940 and is entirely comprised of tiny, graphic indigo polka dots– all offset by c...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Early 20th C Moon and Stars Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th C Blue and White Moon and Star Quilt. This quilt is super rare and is one of a kind. The quilt is not a kit quilt. Pristine condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Folky Pictorial Table Runner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky pictorial handmade wool boot and shoe applique runner has the original blue ticking backing. This wonderful Folk Art textile has a velcro backing trim for hanging on a wall or framed stretcher. The binding edge is made from an old wool buggy blanket...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Center Medallion Applique Quilt with Lovebirds
Located in Darnestown, MD
At first glance, some would think this is a Hawaiian quilt - not so. It is similar to Hawaiian in that it has the solid color central applique design b...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Rose Wreaths Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This appliqued wreaths quilt goes by various names, most often Rose Wreath. It is in excellent, unwashed condition. Finely cross stitched on the back are the initials CWK. Could this...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Floral Applique Quilt with Eagles
Located in Darnestown, MD
Groups of four eagles soar around a central floral block in this unique quilt. Placement of the eagles creates a scalloped white frame within the red spread wings. The orange body of...
Category
1880s American Country Antique Quilted 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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th C Berks County Pennsylvania School House Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Berks County Pennsylvania school house quilt. Circa 1890. This quilt is folky and fun with rare colors. Pristine condition.
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted 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 Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Feathered Stars Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Finely crafted Feathered Stars quilt made more unusual with the pieced Bars alternating blocks. The quilt is in unwashed, excellent condition. It is quilted with chevrons throughout. There are some tiny, tiny brown specks in the double pink calico fabric. As the quilt appears to be in unused condition, they may have been present when the quilt was pieced. Sewn to the back is a label that says:
Feathered Star Made by Lois Smith's Great Grandmother Charlotte Robinson and her sister Mary Hill circa 1875-85 at Smiths Mills, New York (near Silver Creek...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century Pieced Square Patchwork Quilt
Located in Stockton, NJ
An early 20th century pieces square patchwork quilt. Consisting of multi colored pieced squares. Pennsylvania, early 1900s.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilted 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 Quilted Folk Art
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
Late 19th Century American Antique Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Princess Feather Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Here is a bold Princess Feather quilt, all in solid colors, well done in every way. The red and green feathers are offset by orange centers and a similar orange flower at the center ...
Category
1890s American Country Antique Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Shenandoah Valley Original Pattern Applique Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
To my knowledge, this applique quilt is an original pattern. It is well quilted and appliqued with reverse applique in every block. It is nicely balanced with five full blocks and pa...
Category
1870s American Country Antique Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th C Eight Point Star Quilt with a Double Sawtooth Boarder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Th C Berks County, Pennsylvania Eight Point Star Quilt With a Double Sawtooth Border. (Circa 1870) Mulberry Calico Background. Fine condition.
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Quilted Folk Art
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
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Quilted 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 Quilted Folk Art
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 ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Quilted Folk Art
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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Americana Quilt with Fan Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique hand-made quilt circa 1890-1900s originated from Ohio. The quilt features a striking patched square pattern with fan motifs, all hand stitched with colorful cotton appliqu...
Category
1890s American American Classical Antique Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Wool, 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 Quilted 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 Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Artisan Made Quilt Made Using Vintage Fortuny Fabric by David Duncan Studio
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
Artisan made quilt made using vintage Fortuny Fabric with the border and back hand quilted by a master quilter. The edges with bias edging and vintage For...
Category
2010s American Arts and Crafts Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Textile
American Geometric Patchwork Quilt
Located in Stockton, NJ
An American geometric patchwork quilt of concentric crème colored circles on a light pink background.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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