Summer Antique & Vintage Quilt Auction
Lot 54:
Description
Vintage c1930 finished c1980 Friendship Quilt measuring 70×80″. Sized of 56 Album blocks, 10 by 10 inches, set straight, 7 by 8. It is hand and machine pieced, hand embroidered, and hand quilted there is no batting, but a red on blue print reverse from the 1980s. The edge is finished with an off white fabric facing on the front and knife edge to the back. Many of the blocks are hand embroidered in red thread with names and abbreviations of associations such as for the Ladies Aid Society, the Free and Accepted Masons, CE which may stand for Christian Endeavor, and EW UC which may stand for a Women’s Union Circle. Many names appear to be family names like Mother Pierce, Grandma, Papa, Father Pierce with many other names: Mary Stewart
Will E. Pierce
Aunt Ellen
Hester Hunt
Linda Pierce
Mary E. Smith
Ruby Holley
Gertrude M. Smith
Stella G. Pelham
Mrs. Hannah Cardelle (or Cardwell/Cardelle)
E. J. Wilson
Ned E. Pierce
Kathleen Hunt
Jesse Hardwell (?)
Leo Constance
Rosa Littlefield
Mercy Chilson
Mrs. Anne Quick
Ella E. Pierce
Mrs. Emily
Father Pierce
Grandma Taylor
Rosa A. Pierce
Mrs. Roy
Kate Shattuck
Mrs. J. O. Wisely (?)
Emma Holley
Rosa M. Smith
Harold Baxter
Uncle Allen
Mildred Hunt
Condition report:
It is in good condition with a few small spots and discolorations. In house Flat Rate Shipping of $30 is a domestic shipping estimate for first quilt and includes insurance. We will gladly combine multiple quilts for your convenience and economy. Each additional quilt we can pack in the same box is $5-10 each. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
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