Antiques Quilts and Toppers
Lot 21:
Description
72 x 80 An American folk art strip quilt constructed of vertical columns of varied patchwork cotton fabrics. The textiles include ginghams, plaids, stripes, and floral prints in a variety of colors, separated by solid yellow sashing strips. The piece is hand-quilted throughout in a traditional fan or clamshell pattern. The reverse is composed of off-white cotton fabric repurposed from commercial textile or feed sacks, bearing several faint ink stamps. Visible text on these stamps includes FULL BLEACHED 36 IN, W.T. CO. ? BLOCKTON, and No. 4 ? N.Y. & N.J. The aesthetic of the irregular patchwork and vertical composition is in the style of African American quilts from the Gee’s Bend tradition.
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