SKINNER American Furniture & Decorative Arts

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Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton Indian Motif Quilt, America, c. 1940s,
composed of solid red and blue cotton with central stylized Indian head
with feather bonnet and buffalo horns surrounded by smaller stylized
designs, appliquéd on to a white cotton ground, edged with solid blue,
and backed with white cotton fabric, with parallel line and square grid
quilting stitches, (minor toning and light stain), 88 x 82 in.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$800-1,200
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Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton “Chicago Century of Progress Flags
of The World” Quilt, reportedly made in Indiana, c. 1933, the quilt
featuring solid colored fabric blocks with flags of the world designs
surrounding the appliquéd lettering in yellow on a white ground, with
six-color striped borders, backed with white cotton, with chain and
diamond pattern quilt stitching, 80 x 71 in.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
Note: The Century of Progress International Exposition was the name
of the World’s Fair held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934, celebrating the
city’s centennial.
$1,500-2,500
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Three Small Amish Quilts, early 20th century, made of solid color
cotton fabrics, hand-stitched, with machine stitching around the edges,
including two crib quilts, one Midwestern, c. 1920, with central Irish
Chain pattern in shades of green and lavender, 29 x 32, the other with
central field of contrasting triangles in shades of blue, lavender, black,
and gray, with wide black and narrow gray borders; a larger “hired
man” or lap-size quilt, Ohio, c. 1920, with a field of blue, pink, and tan
diamond-shaped segments alternating with black, bordered with green
and black, 68 x 36 1/2 in., (wear, fading, frayed edges on the first quilt).
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$800-1,200
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Pieced Blue and White Cotton “Drunkard’s Path” Pattern Quilt,
reportedly found in Bisbee, Arizona, c. 1896, the design using whitedotted
navy blue fabric appliquéd to a white cotton ground, white
backing and edged with the white dotted fabric, with parallel line and
diamond pattern quilt stitching, an embroidered label on the reverse
reads “This quilt was made by Charlotte –eioin in 1896/My age when
finished was 69 years and two months,” (toning, light stains, small
patch repair), 74 x 76 in.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$300-500
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