Pristine condition Album Quilt from Carroll County, Maryland. Very finely quilted. Traditional wreath and laurel leaf patterns are combined with original floral variations. Pineapples are an interesting interpretation of the elaborate ones seen on traditional Baltimore album quilts. Measures 92" x 94"; circa 1860. Carroll County, Maryland origin.
Bars Quilt filled with One Patch blocks in a nice variety of late nineteenth century printed fabrics. Lights and darks are well combined. Excellent condition; tightly waffle quilted. Measures 70" x 76"; circa 1880.
Striking Mennonite Joseph's Coat Quilt with an unusual multiple picture frame border. Very well quilted with overlapping circles. Oxidation to the green is consistent throughout the quilt. Darker rectangle in the brown strip on left hand side is not a repair; it is an original piece of a slightly darker tone. Remarkable that a pattern so like the Washington Colorist school of painting of the 1960's was made nearly 100 years earlier. Measures 88" square. Pennsylvania Mennonite origin ...click for details
Indigo and white Nine Patch quilt with an unusual variation of a zig zag border. One of the Nine Patch blocks reverses the navy and white squares. Legend has it that this is an intentional mistake, or humility patch, for only God is perfect. In actuality, I know of no documentation that such blocks existed; they were likely simply human error. Excellent condition; circa 1880. Measures 70" x 86"; Pennsylvania origin.
Exquisitely quilted Nine Patch Quilt with a beautiful chintz border. Ikat-like fabrics throughout are most unusual. Initials "EL' and the date 1826 are quilted in the off blocks. Nearly each one has a different quilting pattern. Greencastle, Pennsylvania origin. Measures 80" x 86".
I have seen Bars quilts done in cotton and wool, but never before in satin. The colors and texture could not be more rich, lush and unusual. Excellent quilting with a different pattern in each stripe. Front is in pristine condition. Fine wool backing has several tiny holes, one of which is visible in last thumbnail photo. Roped binding is typical of the Victorian era in which this quilt was made. It looks much like a Colorist School painting with the addition of fabulous texture at a small fract ...click for details
Unusual, if not unique, combination of Garden Maze and 36 Patch quilt patterns. Unwashed, excellent condition. Some of blue pencil lines remain. Signed by the justifiably proud maker "Made by Amy S. Germanton 1901". This is especially valuable because usually, we do not know if a signature is the maker or the person for whom a quilt was made. Berks County, Pennsylvania origin. Measures 72" square.
Wonderful combination of crazy blocks with log cabin type blocks to make an unusual composition with lots of positive/negative movement. Pristine condition wools with cotton backing. Tied on the back. Measures 68" x 73". Pennsylvania origin; circa 1890.
To the best of my knowledge, this is an original pattern applique quilt. While the overall block resembles the shape of a dragonfly, it is actually made up of flowers, hearts and fern-like leaves. Excellent quilting with a pineapple, the symbol of welcome and hospitality, at the center of each border. Unwashed, excellent condition. Measures 76" x 94". Berks County, Pennsylvania origin; circa 1880.
Stunning Mariner's Compass quilt with an equally dramatic border. Well quilted; professionally laundered. Excellent condition. Illustrated in "American Folk Art in Ohio Collections". Circa 1870; measures 75" x 84". One of the finest examples of a very desirable and difficult to execute pattern.
One of the earliest doll quilts that I have seen. This Nine Patch dates to the 1830's with some fabrics as early as the 1820's. Slight water staining and deterioration to one piece. Measures 15" x 17"; New England origin.
Nine Patch Checkerboard quilt in a beautiful, unusual teal blue and tobacco brown print. Nicely quilted with wreaths in the off blocks and undulating feathers in the border. Professionally laundered; pristine condition. Measures 86" square; circa 1850. Maryland origin.
Delicate sawtooth pattern that most resembles Delectable Mountains. Very nicely quilted with floral patterns in the off blocks and smaller ones within the pieced blocks. Professionally laundered; pristine condition. Measures 62" x 70". Pennsylvania origin; circa 1870.
Beautiful Sawtooth Quilt with several different early 19th century prints. Well quilted with clamshell pattern. Has several very light spots that are insignificant enough that I have nothing to remove them. Measures 70" x 88": Pennsylvania origin. Circa 1840 with some fabrics as early as 1830.
