$1,067
Three Small Amish Quilts, early 20th century, composed of solid color cotton fabrics, hand-stitched, with machine stitching around the edges, including two crib quilts, one Midwestern, c. 1920, with central Irish Chain pattern in shades of green and lavender, 29 x 32, the other with central field of contrasting triangles in shades of blue, lavender, black, and gray, with wide black and narrow gray borders; a larger "hired man" or lap-size quilt, Ohio, c. 1920, with a field of blue, pink, and tan diamond -shaped segments alternating with black, bordered with green and black, 68 x 36 1/2 in., (wear, fading, frayed edges on the first quilt). Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-03-04