2001 Exhibition Penn Dutch Folk Festival Handcrafted Quilt Superb hand crafted and hand stitched embroidered Pennsylvania Dutch quilt was purchased at the Pennsylvania Folk Festival in 2001. This Queen/King size work of art was never used, stored protectively, displayed only at the Festival and now placed on consignment with us. All quilts at the Festival were required to be 'hand quilted, American made and remain true to the Pennsylvania Dutch customs and traditions. Judging encouraged uniqueness, originality, beauty, craftsmanship, material, and tradition'.

This original design quilt was made in three layers, consisting of backing, middle layer for warmth, and a top for the decorative stitched layer. Quilt is cross stitched by hand, measuring 90x102 inches. There are literally thousands of stitches that went into this quilt and the crafter's floral and vine cross stitching is superb. It is a stunning piece of hand work which took over 900 hours to create. The back side is snow white as well as the background on the top side. Its batting is 100% cotton. The maker of this quilt marked and quilted the top side first with her stitching being an average 9-11 psi. You can still see her quilter's marks done in blue which confirms this quilt was stored and never used. Once finished, the quilter topped the piece off with an amazing floral design in 1/4 inch cross-stitching.

The center round floral and vine design is enormous and is complimented with a border of floral and vine in colors of blue, violet, pink and two shades of green with some stems done in black. The colors are pulled together beautifully. The edge binding and white on white applique pattern is all hand-stitched as well.

This is a truly unique, one-of-a-kind folk art quilt in unused pristine condition. The certificate, No. 4134, is very pretty itself being on a parchment type paper along with Pennsylvania Dutch decorative touches. It is protectively preserved in its own binder. This creative heirloom quality work-of-art can be the proud focal point of your home and purchased at a greatly reduced price, more than half the purchase price paid at the Festival by the consignee. It is guaranteed to be in pristine gift-giving condition.

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Circa: 2001
Type: Textiles, Quilts, Contemporary, Hand Stitched, Embroidery
Manufacturer: Artisan, Hand Crafted, Hand Stitched  

1940s Belgium Framed Jacquard Tapestry of Raphael's Madonna Lovely Belgium (possibly Italian) jacquard machine woven tapestry reproduction of Raphael's (Raphaello Sanzio) painting of Mary with infants St. John the Baptist and Christ Child titled 'Madonna' or 'La Belle Jardinière. Tapestry is mounted in a painted wood frame with inner frame of a dark green velvet material.

Frame is painted with dark, burnished gold and accented with a thin medium green middle border for accent. Frame is in very good condition, however the beauty of the tapestry would be better served in a more ornately detailed Period frame. Backed with brown paper and has a contemporary sawtooth hanging bracket. Gold foil label of framer, Economy Glass, Scotts Bluff, NEBR, Custom Framing. Frame is circa 1960 - 1970. Tapestry is dated circa 1940-50. Tapestry is in very fine condition and exhibits beautiful color and texture. Linen and Cotton weave.

Measures 20.5 by 15.25 inches wide framed.

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Circa: 1940's
Type: Art, Decorative Arts, Tapestry, Framed, Portrait, Madonna
Manufacturer: Vintage, Unknown, Estate