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Circa 1860s-1880s, authentic Victorian crazy quilt. I was told by the restorer that she had never seen, in over 60 yrs of working with quilts, a quilt with more varying types of stitches. She assured me that this was more than likely in some sort of contest to show the quilter's expertise and mastery in quilting.
I had this hanging in a quilt frame on my wall for a while, but when I renovated my home, I carefully took it down and safely stored it to protect it from damage. Since I plan on moving to a smaller place, I am offering this for sale. I purchased it about 25 yrs ago from the estate of the heirs of the original owners and it has never been for sale or online EVER before now.
Originally, this quilt had a pink silk border called faggotting, but it was dry-rotted, as any would be of this era, so I had a lovely black cotton velvet border hand stitched on and applied by a professional textile restorationist. The very edge is still with that pink silk, even though it is tattered a bit. The color still comes thru and it is lovely.
Applying a new border like I had done would cost about $300-$500 by most companies today. I did not want any machine sewing on this piece and wanted to preserve it as authentically as possible. I definitely achieved that goal!!
The quilt measures about 69" by 66". The squares are especially colorful and vibrant. There are hand embroidered flowers, an embroidered horse scene, painted flowers, velvets, silks, hand embroidered birds, and more...each scene and vignette more magnificient than the next.
There are some small sections that are frayed and dry rotted as would be expected. There is no way to get around it when dealing with a quilt of this age. Despite this, it appears to be holding its own and has been this way without worsening in all the years I have owned it. Simply storing it in a safe, dry environment has proven to preserve it beautifully.
Please ask questions if you have any, before buying this piece. Due to the nature of a piece like this, I am offering this as a final sale. It has been in a smoke free home and is free from any real damage. Since damage could easily occur if care is not exercised, once it is sold, I am unwilling to take it back.
Quilts of this calibre can go for as high as $10,000 or more. My price is quite low and reasonable and I know that whoever ends up with it will be thrilled. I have a few more pictures of other squares in case you want to see them. Just ask.
This is sure to be a prize to anyone's decor or collection of fine Victoriana or quilts.
PLEASE NOTE THAT PAYPAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS ITEM DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THEIR SERVICE. |
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