| 5633 19TH CENTURY SAMPLER, 78” x 78”
ca. 1870, Ephrata, PA; Predominant colors: center red (with yellow and black) print block has Lone Star with yellow (with red and black) print center, surrounded by grey (with off-white and black) print diamonds, ending in yellow print tips; twelve 6½” blocks surrounding center block have 8-point star with alternating light and dark diamonds in prints of navy, white, red, yellow, green, and charcoal; remaining 48 blocks have various designs in prints, stripes, and checks in navy, white, red, yellow, charcoal gray, pink, green, and pecan brown: Hourglass, 4-Patch, 9-Patch, Shoo-fly, 16-Patch, Geese in Flight, Lemoyne Star, Broken Dishes, Mosaic, Variable Star, Pinwheel, Sawtooth Square; burgundy checked inner border; gray print outer border; navy print binding and back; Assembly: lots of handpiecing; Quilting Designs: diagonal lines over quilt; 8 stitches per inch quilting; Condition: excellent, crisp; The Lone Star and surrounding diamond stars provide a spectacular focal point for this collection of popular patterns! |
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