Summer Antique & Vintage Quilt Auction
Lot 3:
Description
Wild Goose Chase Quilt by Frances Abell Brand, 85×96″. Comprised of 20 blocks, 14×14″, set straight 4 by 5, with 2.75″ red print horizontal sashing, and 2.75″ green vertical sashing. There is a 9″ triple border of green print, white, and red print. It is hand and machine pieced, and hand quilted. Thin cotton batting and a medallion style pieced reverse in the same fabrics. The edge is finished with an applied red print binding. There is a label and 2 sleeves on the reverse. This is a reproduction of an antique quilt, owned by Jonathan Holstein and is pictured in Holstein’s book, The Pieced Quilt. Frances saw it at New York City’s Whitney Museum of American Art in 1971. Frances showed this reversible reproduction quilt at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1988 in a juried show entitled Holiday Quilts. Frances Abell Brand (b. 1913, Milton, Massachusetts) is a celebrated American quilt artist whose work is rooted in traditional design, Early American decorative techniques, and the spirit of rural New England. Her quilts are held in the permanent collections of both the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, and the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts — a distinction earned by only the most accomplished quilt artists. Over more than two decades of juried competition, Frances amassed an extraordinary record of recognition, including awards at the Vermont Quilt Festival for 20 consecutive years and the prestigious Founder’s Award presented by Richard Cleveland in 2006. Her solo exhibition Two Visionaries debuted at the Vermont Quilt Festival in 2000 and subsequently travelled to the National Quilt Museum, and her work has been featured in Good Housekeeping and American Quilter magazines. Each of her handmade heirloom quilts reflects a lifetime of mastery, discipline, and an artist’s deep reverence for America’s quilting heritage.
Condition report:
In very good condition with only minor fading to the red print. 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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