ANTIQUE VINTAGE LATE 1800S PRIMITIVE PRAIRIE STARS FOLK - ART PATCHWORK QUILT WOW
Item History & Price
Greetings from Redfeatherlodge! We are estate buyers and sellers that specialize in vintage clothing and textiles. Our collection includes everything from antique linens to present-day attire and accessories. Nothing new....all gently-used and in excellent condition. We are happy to refund when needed.....we sell without reserve at very reasonable prices. Great merchandise for both collectors and re-sellers -- GUARANTEED to please! And since we can ...all use a deal these days, all items are shipped FREE within the U.S. ONLY by USPS priority mail. All international sales will be shipped by eBay's global shipping program ONLY! Please email any questions, and HAPPY BIDDING!For your consideration, this TRUE antique Late 1800s handmade patchwork FOLK-ART quilt in an old pattern called Primitive Prairie Stars or Lemoyne Stars -- this one is as FOLKY as they come.....where a thrown-together scrap quilt becomes ART! -- highly VISUAL, using the old POISON GREEN home-dyed color, CHEDDAR, lots of browns, and other colors -- all old 100% cotton fabrics, including lots of early calicos and ticking materials -- nice straight edges, which are worn almost completely off -- very light-weight batting that is definitely 100% hand-combed cotton, and backed in old walnut-dyed brown homespun (which is badly deteriorated due to the organics used) -- the quilt measures 72" x 84", and was totally hand-pieced and hand-quilted in generous diagonal rows at 5-6 small stitches per inch -- was VERY well-executed in its day by a seamstress that was showing off her handwork skills -- still maintaining a great FOLK-ART presence and personality -- in VERY POOR antique condition -- shows LOTS of wear/use and deterioration over the last century or more -- dried-out, fragile, the backing is in the worst shape (basically disintegrating) -- other frays, blow-outs and shatters on the front side -- also lots of surface soil, age spots/stains -- not fit for use, or much display either -- perhaps a study piece of these old post-Civil War quilts -- nothing else to report -- a very RARE old example of primitive home-made/home-spun quilts! -- quilts this old are getting harder and harder to find in any shape -- perhaps it could be framed and/or preserved as a museum piece -- or CELEBRATED by displaying on the wall as a great piece of TEXTILE ART! -- a true collector's piece....and the price is right! (C3)Don't miss adding this piece to your own collection -- check out our OTHER LISTINGS for similar items -- and as always, THANKS for viewing and visiting Redfeatherlodge!
