Lancaster Amish quilt is a Center Square pattern, c. 1920. Notable because of added corner blocks. Although Center Square pattern is considered early, the usd of turquoise, the added corner blocks and the simpler and less fluid quilting patterns suggest a later date.
Top: Plain- and twill-weave wool. Turquoise inner border makes a striking tonal statement, making the quilt much brighter than the previous three.
Back: Black-and-white plain-weave cotton chambray (a pain-weave cotton having warp and weft threads of different colors, in this case, black and white). Chambray is frequently used as backing for Amish quilts.
Quilting: Center if filled with waffle pattern. Inner border has cable with a 7-petal flower at each corner, a later and less common inner border pattern. Outer border has basket quilting (usually associated with the 1920s and 30s). These baskets appear to be fruit-filled with coiled handles, creating a more interesting pattern than mere basket outlines. Corners have fine wreath quilting.
Near Peach Bottom, southern end of Lancaster County
Provenance
Esprit purchased from the Holsteins for $10,000 on 6-12-80. Robert Bishop writes that the quilt came from a farm near Peach Bottom in southern Lancaster County (Amish: The Art of the Quilt).
Lancaster Amish quilt is a Diamond in the Square patern, c. 1910. Herr writes: "The use of dark colors in similar tones suggests that this quilt was made in early 20th c."
Top: Plain- and twill-weave wool. Corners of inner border are pieced, and one of the four is comprised of two joined pieces. Blue binding.
Back: Black & white plain-weave cotton chambray.
Quilting: Interwoven feathers, each frond has a tulip at its end. Inner border has pumpkin seed flowers within a diamond pattern. At each corner is a 6-pointed star; all are double lined except on. Triangles are waffle quilted. Center diamond has a large star and 6 small stars within a feather wreath. Corners have a pattern of intersecting circles.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from the Holsteins for $9,000 on 6-12-80.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern, circa 1925.
Top: plain- and twill-weave wools. Maroon center diamond and turquoise triangles. Inner border of the same maroon. Outer border of gray-blue. Red binding is 1 1/2" wide. (The turquoise wool dates from the 1920s or later.)
Back: plain-weave cotton with a gray-and-white twill-print. Two different fabrics joined; a narrow strip of darker print was used along one edge. This type of fabric is commonly used on backs.
Quilting: Diamond has a large feather wreath with large 8-point star centered within with 8 additional small stars surrounding star. Outside corners have a grape-and-leaf design and outer edges are lined with a row of scallops. Turquoise triangles of square have a rose and tulip branch pattern (normally seen on later quilts). Inner border has "pumpkin seed" flowers within a diamond pattern. Outer border has scrolling feather motif with a pair of 8-point stars centered at two sides only. A row of scallops lines inner edge.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from Phyllis Haders for $9,000 in May of 1984.
See file for Esprit condition report for details: small moth holes and worn areas. Additional holes/worn areas noted. Also light stains scattered over surface. Back has some large areas of light brown stain.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern, circa 1925.
Top: all twill-weave wools. Red diamond is on a square of dark blue. Both diamond and square have a narrow border (3 3/4" wide) of the same purple. Dark blue binding is 1 1/4" wide.
Back: Black sateen-weave cotton, four pieced panels.
Batting: Many sections of wool batt laid side by side, causing visual and textural changes to the front fabrics.
Quilting: Diamond has large feather wreath with an 8-pointed star centered within and double-stitched foliate motif in outside corners. Triangles of center square have branching tulip-and-rose design. Both inner borders have the same triple-stitched cable motif and 10-petal flowers in corners. Outer border has curving feather design with additional feather strips filling in where possible. A row of scallops are on inner edge, next to inner border.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from Bettie Mintz of Bethesda, MD in Feb. 1984 for $9,500.
Issued as U.S. postage stamp, August 9, 2001. (Samples in Esprit file). Featured on cover of Esprit book "Amish: The Art of the Quilt."
See file for Esprit condition report for details: small moth holes and worn areas. Additional holes/worn areas noted. Also light stains scattered over surface. Back has some large areas of light brown stain.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern, c. 1925. This classic wool quilt is pieced from a pleasing selection of intense colors that might have been used earlier in the century, but the rose motif quilting suggests a date of mid-1920s or later.
Top: Plain-and twill-weave wool. Diamond of light red (24" square) has narrow purple border and outside the turquoise center square is another purple border. Wide outer border of deep red. Binding of gray-blue is 1 1/4" wide. It has machine stitching with white thread on front.
Back: Printed plain-weave cotton is maroon with tiny white motifs.
Quilting: Within a large feather wreath is a large center 8-pointed star surrounded by 8 smaller stars. Corners outside wreath have floral quilting. Triangles of square have a branching tulip and rose motif. Both inner borders have a grapevine pattern not common until the late 1920s and 1930s. Outer border has usual feather quilting that is less dense than usual, so additional floral device helps to fill in space: two small 9-petal flowers are stitched between feather ends at the center of each side of outer border.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from Edward Brown of San Francisco for $5,200 on April 7, 1981.
See file for Esprit condition report. A 1/2-inch patched hole on wide red border is near center area. Many small, scattered stains and soil are especially visible in turquoise triangle and red outer border. Scattered small holes on front and back of binding. Prominent dark liquid stain on backing.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern, c. 1925
Top: plain-weave wools. Center diamond of purple is on a square of red triangles. The inner border repeats the same purple with corners of the same red. The outer border is a muted medium blue with corners of the same red. The binding is very dark green.
Back: blue-and-white plain-weave cotton chambray.
Quilting: Diamond has a large feather wreath encircling a multiple-line 6-point star within and unusual 3-branching flower with 6-petal blooms outside in each corner. Triangles of center square have branching rose and tulip motif. Inner border has "pumpkin seed" flowers within a diamond pattern. Corners have a ring of four tulip-like flowers. The four sides of the outer border each have four S-scrolled feathers with a C-scroll at each end. Corners have a well-executed compote of fruit.
Former label: "Wool absorbs dyes in an especially concentrated way, providing Lancaster Amish women with their particular lush palette. They characteristically balanced large, starkly geometric designs with elaborate, curvilinear quilting designs. While all of the quilting designs on this fine Diamond are from the standard repertoire, they have been selected from the fanciest end of the spectrum. Notice, especially, the floral urns in the large red squares."
Provenance
Esprit purchased from Kiracofe and Kile of San Francisco for $6,000 on June 9, 1981.
See existing Esprit condition report for numerous clusters of small moth holes and some soil. Most significant moth holes are in blue outer border, many of them about 1/8 inch dia. In addition are two 1" to 1.5" smears of light liquid soil near center of diamond.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern, c. 1925.
Top: plain-weave wools except for twill wool binding. Center diamond is dark blue henrietta cloth, once used in the maker's dress.** Center square is gray; inner corner is salmon with light red corner blocks; outer border is purple(?) with blue corners. The 1-1/4-inch binding is heavy blue twill.
Back: green twill-weave cotton flannel.
Quilting: Large feather wreath in diamond with waffle interior and unusual double-stitched floral motif in corners. The triangles of the inner square have a branching rose-and-tulip motif with double-stitched stems; also included are two small poorly spaced stars filling in a few corners, flanking two opposing points of the center diamond (4 total). Inner border has pumpkin seed flowers surrounded by a diamond pattern. Corner blocks have a 5-petal flower. Outer border has scrolling feather pattern with a small flower added in each corner.
String tag, now removed, states quilt was frozen 05/12/92.
**Esprit book (Amish: Art of the Quilt) quilt caption claims that the maker's daughter recalled the fabric of the center diamond as "the dark blue from my mother's dress." (No maker's name, however) The label continues: "The Lancaster Amish use the term "henrietta" to describe a variety of fabrics, but it usually refers to the fine wools they favor for their quilts. Lancaster quilts are most often square and symmetrically arranged, almost always ranging from 72 to 88 inches square."
Provenance
Esprit purchased from the Holsteins for $8,500 on June 12, 1986.
Existing Esprit condition report details various stains, fading, very fragile fraying in center blue, etc. Highly significant, visible problems such as (1)shredded, fraying areas of blue center (2) orange stains of large corner block and (3) large area of fading within outer border, lighter stains in dark areas.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern, circa 1925, embroidered initials "IL." Lively combination of the typical Amish palette.
Top: plain- and twill-weave wool. Blue-green diamond with dark red inner border has purple corner blocks. Triangles of square are nearly olive green. Inner border, 4" wide, is wine red with purple corner blocks. Outer border is blue-green with wine red corners. Binding is dark purple, 1 1/2" wide.
Back: blue plain-weave cotton. Initialed "IL" in pink cotton cross stitch in corner, similar to the following quilt.
Quilting: Diamond has a large feather wreath filled with a large, multilined 8-point star. Outside corners have "pumpkin seed" designs. Border of diamond has undulating grape and leaf motif. Triangles of center square have the branching rose and tulip motif and the inner border repeats the grape and leaf motif of the previous inner border. Outer border is filled with scrolling feather design extending through corner blocks.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from Edward Brown of San Francisco on July 9, 1881 for $5,300.
See existing Esprit condition report for one 1/4" tear near binding and stains/soil. Additional dark brown stains noted near above hole in outer border, as well as tiny hole alongside above hole. Long tide lines of light brown liquid stains throughout one side of back indicate liquid.
Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square, quilted in corner by machine is "JTP" over "1921." Unusual characteristics indicate Mifflin Co. Amish origin or influence (overall proportions, quilting patterns, narrow binding, two inner borders, rounded corners and other construction details). However, Diamond in the Square pattern is usually associated with Lancater County.
Top is plain-weave wool. Central blue diamond on a green square. Unusual feature is two inner borders of equal width (5 1/4"), first is reddish-brown with green corners and the next is blue with green corners. (Equal width inner borders is another characteristic of Mifflin Co.) Outer border (9 1/2" wide) is of reddish-brown with green corners.
Back is blue plain-weave cotton chambray. Blue binding is only 3/4" wide (standard Lanc. Co. width is 1 1/2" - 2").
Quilting: large feather wreath in diamond, along with diapering and some scalloping. Green square (corners) has half wreaths infilled with clamshell and diaper patterns. First inner border has clamshell, second inner border has unusual 8-scroll motif and outer border has meandering feather infilled with clamshell (including corners). Green corner blocks of both inner borders have a single pinwheel.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from America Hurrah in July 1985 for $4,500.
See condition report of 7/17/13 by intern Emily Jones. Dark liquid stains, esp. in one outer border and corner block with initials/date. Bleeding likely caused by an attempt to clean corner block stain. Center diamond has a couple lighter stain/soil areas. One outer border has small areas of light staining/bleaching. Binding is faded, soiled with wear.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern w/ 9-patch variation. Early example of this rare 9-patch variation; one of the smallest quilts in this collection; uses rare double waffle/lattice quilting.
Top: plain- and twill weave wools. (9-patch pattern within center diamond has pieced blocks of gray, mauve, orange, purple, green and brown interspersed with solid purple blocks. Green diamonds, gray inner border and red outer border (woven of red wool and white silk, called henrietta cloth).
Back is pieced: two sections of plain-weave cotton chambray, one blue and white and one black and white.
Binding is faded into gray. Batting is wool.
Quilting: crosshatch in 9-patches, 8-petal flowers in blue blocks, rare (for Lancaster Amish) lattice (double waffle) in triangles, pumpkin seeds in inner border and feather scrolls in wide outer border.
Provenance
Purchased Nov. 12, 1984 by Esprit from Bettie Mintz of All of Us American Folk Art, Bethesda, MD. for $7,500.
Strong fading overall with significant dark liquid stains (mostly at one side). Binding worn with small areas of fraying, including three small sections (3/4", 2" and 4") repaired & protected by dark fabric sewn over them. Significant deterioration/thinning and breaking in green triangles and some holes. Red outer border has minor breaking as well. Condition report/sketch done by volunteer Aug. 2010. Note that many of small gray and two of the mauve and orange blocks in the Nine Patch unit are pieced from even smaller sections. Scraps used?
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square, Sunshine & Shadow variation, c. 1910. Machine assembled, hand-quilted with black thread, now brown.
Top: plain- and twill-weave and sateen wool and cotton. Multi-colored blocks including black. Outer border of deep cranberry. Patches reverse typical arrangement; in this example, teh solid field is the diamond and the surrounding triangles or "square" include the Sunshine and Shadow pattern. Light red binding is machine stitched to front, turned and whip-stitched to back. No inner border and no corner blocks.
Back: Three machine-joined widths of a tiny cotton check of brown printed on a cream ground. This type of cotton fabric was popular with Lancaster Amish quilters.
Quilting: Unusal motifs at centerfield and outer border. Center has a double-line 8-point star and pumpkin seeds, followed by a feather circle. Tiny baskets in each corner. Grid quilting on small squares. Outer border has corner lyre pattern as well as the accompanying fat feather or fern fronds around edges is unusual and suggests an early 20th c. date. Also the choice of cotton for the top is not common for this tiime.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from America Hurrah for $900 in April 1976, making it one of Tompkins' earliest quilt acquisitions. It was hung in the executive office's lobby at Esprit Corp.
Some fading to outer border; extreme fading to front side of binding. Black quilting thread is now brown at front. Backing has been torn at the gaps between 2"strips of velcro that had been sewn directly onto quilt.
Object ID
P.02.51.26
Notes
Published in "A Gallery of Amish Quilts", p. 65.
POSSIBLE ATTRIBUTION:
Fieldwork: Rachel Pellman visited Sadie Esh (Mrs. Elmer D.) of Harvest Drive in Ronks on 2-27-04. Sadie identified plate 28 in Esprit book as her quilt that Mary Stoltzfus Lapp had made for her when she (Sadie) was 15 or 16 yrs. old (in 1935 or 36). Sadie was born 1920. As a widow, she sold the quilt in the 1970s to finance a new stove, not recalling to whom or for how much. Pellman made a follow-up visit Dec. 1, 2004 with Sadie L. (Beiler) Esh, #2482 in Fisher book. Sadie believes "Grossmommy" Mary S. Lapp #3219, 1875-1955 made this quilt.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square, Nine-Patch and Sawtooth variation. Very unusual variation, this quilt was made by Katie Stoltzfus, circa 1927 (per Plate 27 of "Amish: The Art of the Quilt").
Top of wools; plain-weaves except for crepe wool inner border and twill-weave gray of outer border & inner triangles of square. The Diamond's unusual piecing has 9-Patch and Sawtooth patterns, all within a black 2"-wide border. Triangles of square are gray twill, inner border is near-orange crepe and outer border is gray twill with corner blocks of dark blue. Binding is red, one inch wide.
Back is a black-and-white cotton chambray, a common choice for backing but not for clothing due to having a slight pattern.
Quilting: loosely quilted throughout outer border with large baskets interspersed with stars and floral motifs. Cable pattern in inner border and lattice pattern on inner triangles (both uncommon for Lancaster Co. Amish).
Soiling evident, esp. in light colors. White paint on edge of binding. Several small drips of paint or other matter, esp. in outer border. Small hole (1/8") near corner of inner border. Large liquid stain on inner border and smaller ones within diamond and elsewhere. Seam separation within square (tiny pieced corner).
Lancaster Amish quilt, Sunshine & Shadow pattern, circa 1927, made by Arie Esh for son Daniel's 1928 marriage. Initialed "DE" with red cross stitch at back corner for son Daniel. Common Amish practice was to provide new quilts for each child to take to their new homes upon marriage. Several may be provided for each child provided there were enough able quilters and time.
Top: Made of wools; plain- and twill-weave and crepe. Center field of pieced 2" squares in an arrangement that forms a diamond in a color sequence of purples and blues, red and black, with contrasting rows of bright green and pink. Inner border of royal blue with tan corners. Outer border of red with tan corners. Binding is emerald green, machine sewn to back, turned, and machine sewn to front with black thread.
Back: Green plain-weave cotton flannel, machine-joined in three widths.
Quilting: Cross hatch in centerfield, quilted across the diagonal of squares. Inner border has double-outline grapevine motif with very curving stem and grapeleaf in corner blocks. Outer borders have 5 baskets alternating with a 6-pointed star and scalloping along inner edge. Corner squares have a floral motif similar to P02.51.32. All motifs are double-outlined.
Note: Staff member Erika Belen reported that on 6/20/06, Reuben Esh inquired about this quilt. He recognized it as having been made by his grandmother and is sad that it left the family. Reuben operated the chicken stand at Central Market (across from Clyde S. Weaver's). See Fisher Book #2960 Amos Esh who married Arie Fisher and had son Daniel Esh #2969 who had a son Reuben #2978. A discrepancy is that the Fisher book records Nov. 16, 1933 as the marriage date for Daniel S. Esh and Susie Fisher.
Provenance
Esprit worksheet records "Bought from Barbara Janos" with no price or date, but likely in the 1980s.
Very good condition (see 1990 conservation report by Linnea Davis). Some whitish dots in centerfield and one in a corner block of outer border. Backing has one faint red-brown stain about 3/4" long. See also condition report by Miller & Zercher, 8-1-2013.
Sunshine and Shadow quilt, circa 1910. Symmetrical & square; machined assembled. Unusual segmented inner borders; there is a small body of S & S quilts with these borders, likely made by family members or close friends. See "A Gallery of Amish Quilts" p. 53. The use of fern quilting & hernrietta cloth (2-tone silk and wool) suggest early 20th c.
Top consists of plain-weaves, twill weaves and henrietta wool and silk. The back is a black and white printed polka dot plain-weave cotton.
Center field is multicolored 1 1/2-inch squares. Largely symmetrical except for a scattering of dark blue squares. Quilted across the diagonal of small blocks. Many of these tiny blocks have pleats/tucks along one edge (problem with fitting?). Unusual addition of one dark purple square near center.
Inner border (4 1/2" wide) is red with green corner blocks. Grouping of segments (either 5, 6 or 7) at center of each inner border. Cable quilting is unusual for use in narrow inner borders. Corners have pumpkin seeds with parallel lines running diagonally at corners.
Outer border (10 1/2" wide) is a gray-blue with orange corner blocks. Quilted with a fern motif and scallops along inner edge. Corner blocks have stylized 3-bloomed tulips.
Binding is dark green, 1 3/4" wide and in poor condition (sides splitting, thin and fragile).
Maker quilted the intitials "JE" in large block letters at center of one outer border. "JE" is likely Esh or Ebersol(e).
Provenance
Esprit purchased from America Hurrah in Nov 1989 for $14.500.
Published in Bishop & Safanda's "A Gallery of Amish Quilts", 1976, p. 53, at which time it was owned by Phyllis Haders. It had been found in Indiana.
Overall fading, multiple liquid stains esp. within outer border. Binding deteriorated: thin, fragile & splitting throughout & fractured at corners. Expertly overlaid by conservator Linnea Davis in 1990 with a green silk crepeline to prevent further damage and then supported by a cotton backing/foundation due to the attachment of the velcro strip. Linnea Davis condition report.
Lancaster Amish Bars quilt, c. 1920. Superb example of a simple design having no corner blocks or inner borders, and fine quilting.
Top is plain-weave wools. The four orange strips are 6 1/2"" wide. The three blue strips are 6" wide.
Quilting: Fine, dense waffle quilting throughout; bordering the outside edge of field is scalloping. Red outside border has gracefully scrolling feather quilting that includes a well-placed pineapple in the middle of the two long sides.
Pale blue one-inch binding.
Backing: One corner of the gray-and-blue cotton is pieced with a darker blue.
Provenance
Unknown. Purchased before 1984 since it was hanging in Esprit headquarters in Customer Service on 3rd floor as of June 1984.
One of six Esprit quilts chosen as a National Treasure by the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2007. This was part of their "Picturing America" project whose aim was to tell the story of America through its art.
Binding is faded/worn; small tears beginning to form.
Object ID
P.02.51.38
Notes
One of six Esprit quilts chosen as a National Treasure by the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2007. This was part of their "Picturing America" project whose aim was to tell the story of America through its art.
Top: twill-weave and crepe wool. Five brown bars alternate with five green bars, all 4 1/2" in width. Inner border of faded purple twill is 3 3/4" wide. Outer border of dark green is 12" wide. Faded blue binding is 1" wide.
Back: blue plain-weave cotton.
Quilting: waffle quilted throughout bars; inner border has "pumpkin seed" floral motif within a diamond pattern and an 8-pointed star at each corner; outer border has gracefully scrolling feather motif.
Cross stitched in red cotton along edge of reverse side is "JSB / 1925", for maker or recipient.
Provenance
Unknown. Used in Conference Room on 1st floor of Esprit bldg.
Colors faded, esp. blue binding. Ragged hole exposing batting approx. 1/4" in size is located near one corner (7" in from one edge & 4 1/2" in from other edge). Another nearby hole is much smaller, and yet another nearby area shows loss. Probably insect damage.
Object ID
P.02.51.39
Notes
One of six Esprit quilts chosen as a National Treasure by the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2007. This was part of their "Picturing America" project whose aim was to tell the story of America through its art.
Top: Plain- and twill-weave wool. Purple and dark green bars. The gray inner border and the maroon outer border are both lacking corner blocks. However, Beiler has given the suggestion of corner blocks in the outer border by double-quiilting the boundaries of each corner and placing an isolated feather circle within.
Dark green binding was machine applied and finished.
Quilting patterns are the traditional early ones: curved feather outer border, four-petal flower in a diamond in the inner border, and waffle quilting in the center Bars area. Additionally, each curve of feather quilting encompasses a star.
Attributed to Susan Beiler, daughter of "Blue Gate Dan". See Notes.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from American Hurrah in Oct. 1984 for $9,000.
Esprit condition report in file for details of stains/ soil, and discoloration. Small moth holes in maroon border and corner of back.
Object ID
P.02.51.40
Notes
Herr writes: "Blue Gate Dan is said to have been one of the first of the Lancaster County Amish community to open the doors to tourists. The farm in which this was made is located on the south side of U.S. Route 30 just east of Lancaster. It is still called the Blue Gate farm because of the blue painted gate in the front yard leading to the house. The Amish family that now owns the property has a produce and baked-goods stand located along the road next to that blue gate."
Lancaster Amish Bars quilt, circa 1920. Deep colors such as these are usually found in early quilts.
Top: Twill-weave wools. Seven-inch wide bars of blue and green with red inner border and blue outer border with green blocks.
Back: Black & white and blue & white chambray, machine joined in four widths. Just one narrow strip is in blue.
Quilting: Although the quilting of fine even stitches is excellent, the patterns are hard to see in dark colors. Outer border has baskets containing a tulip and tiny paired loops a the side of each basket handle. Baskets alternate with 6-point stars. A row of scallops along inner edge. The inside border has a double cable with 6-point star in corners. Centerfield is waffle.
Binding is red, machine sewn to the back, turned and machine sewn to front with black cotton thread.
North of White Horse, Lancaster County (Esprit Book, plate 43)
Provenance
Purchased by Esprit from the Holsteins for $10,000 on 6/12/1986.
Some fading of blue fabric. Some small holes and one tear, now darned, at back of binding in one corner caused by a heavy nylon strap sleeve, removed by conservator Linnea Davis. Other hole repairs made by Davis in binding (see file).
Lancaster Amish Bars quilt, circa 1925. This Bars pattern has inner and outer corner blocks with a pleasing progression of red fabric from the outer corner to the central part of the quilt.
Top: Twill- weave wools. Six-inch-wide bars of red and beige, inner border of Prussian blue with red corners and outer border of beige with red corners. Binding is Prussian blue, machine sewn to the front, turned and whip-stitched to the back with black thread.
Back: Brown & tan stripe-printed plain-weave cotton. Machine joined in three widths of 24" each.
Quilting: Cross-hatched centerfield across the diagonal. Inner border has pumpkin seeds alternating with paired triangle point lines. Corner squares have a seven "seed" rosette. Outer border has S-scroll feathers with feather segments at each end of border. Corner squares have a single-feather circle surrounding a large eight "seed" rosette. Scallops at inner edge. Double line quilting defines the seam join of the borders to the square.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from Rhea Goodman, Quilt Gallery, Inc. Hung in the Accounting office at Esprit in 1984.
Published in Holsteins' "The Pieced Quilt", 1973, p. 96, Plate 32.
Published in Holsteins' "The Pieced Quilt", 1973, p. 96, Plate 32.
Length (in)
82
Width (in)
74
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-10-21
Condition Notes
Minor large stains on backing in center, short tear at corner caused by 2" velcro, now removed. Tiny areas of red and blue bleeding at front. Old moth damage. Detailed condition by Linnea Davis, 1990
Lancaster Amish quilt, Bars pattern, circa 1920. Herr: "This quilt, although quite different in color, is remarkably similar in pattern layout, dimensions, and quilting to the previous quilt (plate 44). The liberal use of strong red against teal, accented with a narrow pink border, adds excitement."
Top: Plain-weave wool. Wine and turquoise thoughout except for soft rose inner border.
Quilting: Outside border has unusual segmented feather pattern and the stand-alone feather wreath in each corner block. Center has waffle quilting. Inner border has pumpkin seed flowers within a geometric diamond pattern. (Waffle and pumpkin seed flower quilting is tighter than plate #44.)
Provenance
Esprit purchased from America Hurrah in October of 1982 for $5,500.
