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SKINNER American Furniture & Decorative Arts

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646.<br />

Hand-stitched Cotton Stars and Stripes Quilt, reportedly Georgia,<br />

early 20th century, red, white, and blue (faded to khaki) stripes with<br />

embroidered five-point stars on the blue canton, with diamond and<br />

diagonal line quilting, backed with a light blue and white gingham<br />

check cotton fabric, carried over to form the edge, (toning, stains, edge<br />

fraying), 80 x 72 in.<br />

Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.<br />

$400-600<br />

647.<br />

Red and White Cotton Appliquéd Quilt, possibly Hawaii, early<br />

20th century, with four large solid red cotton flowering plant motifs<br />

surrounded by a stylized vine, with circles in the corners, all appliquéd<br />

to a white ground, stitched with concentric circle, feather, diamond,<br />

feathered wreath, and diagonal line designs, edged with red and<br />

backed with white cotton, (minor imperfections), 76 x 76 in.<br />

$600-800<br />

648.<br />

Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton Star of Bethlehem Pattern Quilt,<br />

America, late 19th/early 20th century, large central eight-point star<br />

constructed of diamond-shaped segments, in solid and printed calico<br />

fabrics in predominantly red, white, and blue, with red, white, and blue<br />

fabric between the points, the corners each with an appliquéd white<br />

star, backed with white cotton, edged with apricot and red, with shell<br />

design quilting stitches, 68 x 68 in.<br />

Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.<br />

$400-600<br />

649.<br />

Pieced Cotton Eight-point Star Pattern Quilt, America, late 19th<br />

century, hand-stitched quilt with eight-point star blocks set on the<br />

diagonal in a variety of printed and woven designs, alternating with<br />

orange polka-dot blocks, backed with a brown calico print cotton<br />

fabric, with outline and chevron quilt stitching, (imperfections), 90 x 92<br />

in.<br />

Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.<br />

$300-500<br />

114 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

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