Sold for:
$3,375
$3,375
Attributed to Rowena Pingree, Maine, U. S.A., ca. 1870; 68" x 67"; Provenance: Universalist Church, Norway, Maine, 1961; Note: Accompanying documents cite the black bordered squares as a code that Underground Railroad travelers could read from the quilt when it was hung outside a home on a line for washing. Registered with the Maine Quilt Heritage, July 13, 2003. Registration included.
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2015-12-05