$18,800
Double Six-Point Star and Floral Appliqued Cotton Quilt, Baltimore, c. 1842, the quilt pieced and appliqued with patterned chintz and printed calicos on a white cotton ground, central design of a six-point star surrounded by another six-point star and four triangles interspersed with and enclosed by cut-out floral, urn, and vine chintz designs stuffed and appliqued to the white background (broderie perse), floral and outline quilting stitches, white cotton backing, (minor toning and scattered light stains), 134 x 125 in. Provenance: John Hanson [1715-1783]--Jane Contee [1728-1812] (first President of Congress); Jane Contee [1747-1781]--Dr Philip Thomas; John Hanson Thomas [1779-1815]--Mary L Colston; John Hanson Thomas Jr.--Ann Campbell Gordon [1819-1886], (built the Thomas-Jencks-Gladding house in Mt. Vernon Place, 1837, origin of quilt); (Campbell Gordon daughter of Basil Gordon, first American millionaire); Douglas Hanson Thomas--Alice Whitledge; Douglas Hanson Thomas Jr.--Betsy Lyman Chadwick; Katharine Lyman Thomas [1901-1972]--Matthias FXJ Ignatius Oppersdorff [1899-1968]; Count Matthias Oppersdorff, present owner.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-06-05
