19th c OHIO RED & GREEN Applique Folk Art Quilt
This is THE best quilt I have ever sold (and I have auctioned quilts at both Sotheby’s and Christie’s). This is a RARE and BEAUTIFUL 19th century Red & Green applique folk art quilt from Ohio, from my own private collection.
This quilt has EXTENSIVE FAMILY PROVENANCE, dating back to 1870 (the year the quilt was made). We have the maker’s name, the county where the maker resided, the ADDRESSES / Towns of some of the descending family members. I personally purchased the quilt directly from the descendants, and was the first and only person to ever own it outside the family. The quilt, again, hails from Ohio and the maker’s name, county, and all provenance information (including a handwritten letter from an elderly family member) detailing the quilt’s story, will be provided to winning bidder. The quilt is all hand-quilted and stitched at an AMAZING 10-12 s.p.i., and measures a large 96″ x 78″. What also gives this particular Folk Art quilt its value, is that all of the geometric floral bouquets are pointing in the same direction, which is highly unusual.
The backing is the same soft white as the front, and throughout the quilt you can see the VERY intricate and amazing hand-quilting which includes very finely stitched diagonal line quilting, a meandering green border, detailed wreaths, and the very intricate vines, leaves, and cheery happy, and joyful floral appliques. Quite beautiful and stunning in its apple green, double pinks, and turkey red (all monitors record color different, so please note these are the quilt’s true and VIBRANT colors).
If you saw this quilt in person, you would be amazed. It is an unwashed, still crisp, PERFECT example of this utilitarian historic craft form.
The quilt is in EXCELLENT, MUSEUM, MINT QUALITY condition with its only issue being two areas of slight oxidation, which I have shown in one of my photos, where the natural acid from the quilt, when folded for extensive periods of time, caused a discoloration. This same discoloration is also on two thin lines on the back of the quilt, where the quilt was folded, and NOT on the front. This is a historic issue, as the quilt has been properly stored in acid free tissue paper for certainly the last 30+ years.
A wonderful, historic example for the serious collector who can maintain its history and significance as a piece of authentic, Early American Folk Art. Please ask any and all questions.
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