Description:

Certified authentic of Southern Origin by the American Quilter's Society & Museum Appraiser. Full Detailed study and report will be furnished to the winning bidder. Size 64" x 74", Block Size 13", Block Set 5x6. Pattern Setting: Straight Block to Block. Pierced Technique: Pierced Foundation - Hand. Applique Type: Blanket, Buttonhole, or other decorative stitched applique. Embellishment: Hand painted state flowers of the first seven states to seceed from the Union (South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia). Fabric Patterns: Solid (plain), Plaid & Stripe. Edge finish: Straight. Backing Fiber & Color: Wool, Indigo Blue. Binding Style: Front turned to back. Batting: NONE. Painted initials W.F.C. (Women For Confederacy), and the date 1869 Embroidered. This quilt maker hand pieced velvet and silk fabrics to a cotton foundation base of 13 inches. Mostly dark jewel tones colors were used, warm tones of red, gold, rust, green and blue into 30 blocks. The blocks are set in a 5x6 pattern. In the center 12 blocks are made mainly of velvet in solid colors, and these blocks have the confederate states. The other rows of the quilt are made of blocks mainly ribbon, silks, narrow and wide, some solid, some plaids, stripes, textured. Vast variety of embroidery stitches were used, including herringbone, and featherstitching, done in a variety of silk color threads and stranded floss. Several embroidered motifs. "The embroidery and material suggest a Southern Origin". This quilt is made of 3 layers. The patches, the foundation, and the backing. This piece is NOT quilted. There is an indigo blue wool dotted backing. Additional research should be done on this important piece of American Civil War Southern History. The Confederate states that seceded were not re admitted back into the union fully until 1870.

    Dimensions:
  • 64" x 74". Block Size 13" Block Set 5x6
  • Condition:
  • The center velvet blocks that are painted and embroidered with the Confederate States are in Very Good Condition, The outer blocks of silk fabrics and ribbons have some "shattering" which is expected and inevitable with this type of fabric and age. 15-20% disintegration. Some of the threads used have disintegrated. Good Condition Overall.

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May 30, 2016 12:00 PM EDT
Victor, NY, US

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