Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2618BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 28, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Centennial Pieced Printed Cotton Quilt and Pillow, late 19th/early 20th century, the quilt top composed of several polychrome printed cotton fabrics of the period depicting American flags, pennants depicting George and Martha Washington and the Liberty Bell, and flags of the nations, edged with red cotton and backed with solid blue cotton fabric, tied with hand and machine stitching, (fading, scattered light stains),96 x 94 in.; the pillow printed in "The Flags of the Nations" pattern with patent design labeled on edge, backed with red cotton fabric, 16 x 24 in.
Estimate $400-600