Lot 756
Vintage Appalachian Friendship Quilt Dated From the 1860s. This 68½" x 84" quilt has 20 multi-colored squares on a rust-colored background, with a narrow navy and white border. Each block has the name of the woman who made it written in ink in the middle; unfortunately, the ink has faded and many are difficult to read. Two have dates that we can make out: "Oct. 7th 1864 E.P. Forrester East Bend, N.C.," and "your friend A L. Baldwin August 13th 1869." M.P. Baker made two or more of the squares, and the names S.N. Smith, L.E. Bray, and E.J. Martin are legible. There are frayed areas on a couple of the squares and small areas of discoloration. On the back, some of the small squares of fabric covering the batting have frayed; nevertheless, this is still a very attractive quilt, given that it is approximately 140 years old!
Friendship quilts were made for any number of reasons: a wedding, an anniversary, a new baby, to help a neighbor whose house had burned down, to honor a minister, or some other "friendly" reason. Each person would piece a quilt block and the pieces would be sewn together.
From the collection of Judy Truchant, who was a costume designer for MGM for over 20 years. While filming a television series in Knoxville, Tennessee in the 1970s, Miss Truchant bought this authentic Appalachian quilt from a farm auction and has kept it since that time.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000.
|
| |
| Unsold |
