Silk Embroidered Fragments - Textiles 18th C or Earlier

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Accessories Pre 1837 VR: item #573469
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Beautiful 18th Century or earlier matching set of silk embroidered fragments (2). These were probably utilized on a curtain Valance. Very vibrant colors done in an oriental motif. 15-1/2" wide by 13-1/2" high. Very good condition considering their age. Please see pictures regarding the silk loss.

Mennonite Oakleaf Quilt: Circa 1890; Pennsylvania

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Quilts Pre 1900: item #572686

Pristine condition Mennonite Oakleaf pattern quilt. Wonderful teal blue/slightly green background that is difficult to capture precisely on computer. Terrific triangles border; colors are rich, dense and exquisite together. Measures 86" square; circa 1890. Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Turkey Tracks Quilt: Circa 1879; Pennsylvania

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Quilts Pre 1900: item #572685

Turkey Tracks combined with an unusual appliqued pattern. The alternating blocks are an excellent combination of curvilinear and angular shapes. Included in the Chester County, Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation project. Professionally laundered; measures 82" x 86"; circa 1870.

Windowpane and Circles Hooked Rug: Circa 1920

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Rugs Pre 1920: item #572345

This unusual Squares and Circles Hooked Rug has tremendous dimensionality. The circles look as though they are behind the windowpanes. One way of looking at it has circles predominating; another way of seeing it allows the four point figures to come to the fore. Soft, muted tones of wool; 23 1/2" x 33"; New Hampshire origin. Circa 1920.

Geometric Hooked Rug: Circa 1920

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Rugs Pre 1920: item #572322

Original pattern hooked rug cleverly combining triangles and rectangles to create several different patterns. Excellent mixture of well placed light and dark colors. Measures 31" x 52". Professionally cleaned and two very small repairs that are visible only on the back.

Two Antique Lace Sample Books C. 1914

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Linens and Lace Pre 1920: item #571180
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A lovely pair of antique lace sample books from the Greenshields Store in Montreal, Canada C. 1914. Books are material covered with gold lettering and Art Nouveau designs on the fronts. Interior pages are blue paper, with the black album having gold designs on the side.
Both books have an extensive assortment of machine made lace samples …such as – Beading, Valenciennes, Torchon Laces, Shadow Laces, Insertions, E... Click for details

Antique Lidia Anna Armstrong American sampler c1840

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Accessories Pre 1900: item #569087
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Antique Lidia Anna Armstrong American sampler c1840. This antique sampler measures 9 and one half inches by seven and one quarter inches and has a later frame that measures 12 and one half inches by 10 and one half inches. Very good original condition. Shipping extra. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut add 6% state sales tax. Buyers outside the USA are responsible for any taxes,tariffs or customs that might apply.*** If you wish to see examples of similar items we have so... Click for details

McAndrew 5 alphabet Marking Sampler C. 1830

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles Pre 1837 VR: item #567623
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Scots samplers perserved the Elizabethan flower motifs way after they were abandoned elsewhere, possibly because of the Jacobean associations of the stylized Rose motif. This one was executed by Elizabeth McAndrews and is circa 1830. Elizabeth also includes the Lord's Prayer and her genealogy in the design of the sampler

Sailor Marine Motif Sampler 1852

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles Pre 1837 VR: item #567616
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A superbly executed sampler, this peice was executed by Catherine Patterson of Bonnyrig age 12 in 1852. nder the alphabets, Catherine includes her genealogical history in the form of crowned initials. Particularly noteworthy is the distinctive marine motif. Catherineincludes a sailor, standing inexplicably on a chair whit the words "Royal Tar" framing the dimunitive sailor's head. Two ships in full sail are set on either side of the sailor. A beautifully executed sampler in original rosewood fra... Click for details

NEEDLEWORK PANEL, LATE 18th - EARLY 19th CENTURY

Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles Pre 1837 VR: item #567613

Needlework panel, 14" x 11 3/8", worked in browns, blues, beige and salmon pink, of a woman kneeling within an archway supported on either side by a column, multiple-ruled framing border left and right, the composition surmounted by a cherub flanked by scrolled ornaments, a cartouche-like decoration between the column bases at the foot of the composition. The base fabric is exposed in several places: the lower left corner of the right column's base (5/8" x 1/4"), immediately outside the center r... Click for details