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LONG ISLAND CANDLEWICK SPREAD Howell Family

  • 72" x 84"
  • dated 1874
  • Excellent, 1 mend
  • $ 4,800.00
  • available

 


WS 10752

Beautifully embroidered at top and bottom by Cinderella Howell, Bayshore Long Island, and by Betsey Howell, Riverhead, Long Island, placed so the spread could be used with either end up. Exquisitely rendered sunburst medallion with floral accents, plus an historically significant. documented whitework. Dated 1874, their names and home towns bold Either both girls worked on it together, or one made it as a gift for the other. The girls are from a founding family of Long Island whose history can be easily traced through the Southampton Historical Society and elsewhere. Beautiful variety of dimensional embroidery of leaves, grasses, wheat. Sewn in two panels joined with a center seam. Informally photographed outdoors so light from behind could better show inscriptions and details.
         
         
 

 
 

 

DRESDEN PLATE-- solids, signed, cone border

  • 70 x 85" (twin or double)
  • 1930s
  • cotton
  • Excellent like new
  • $ 545.00
  • available

 


WS 10482

Solid deep 1930s pastel "plates", each segment embroidered with a name in white thread. Jauntily framed by "cone" border. Heartfelt, more graphic and interesting variation of one of three most popular 1930s designs.
         
         
 

 
 

 

N.J. M.E. LADIES AID SOCIETY ALBUM

  • 80 sq
  • third quarter 19th c
  • cotton
  • Excellent, profession
  • $ 9,500.00
  • available

 


WS 10463

The stencilled name ABRAM HENNION is clue to the NEW JERSEY origin of this bolder album quilt. Though some might think it to be Maine because of the M.E., that stands for Methodist Episcopal Ladies Aid Society. Has significant hallmarks of format, motif, and color that link it a known examples of New Jersey album sampler quilts. Research paper documenting it in historical context comes with purchase.
         
         
 

 
 

 

MARRIAGE SENTIMENTS CRAZY QUILT

  • 70 x 78 (fits twin or double)
  • 1880s
  • Excellent
  • $ 2,475.00
  • available

 


WS 10452

Names of friends and wishes for happiness are embroidered in multicolor wool yarns on a randomly pieced, true crazy quilt. Only the locale is missing, the sentiments are real.Flower embroidery and material suggest Pennsylvania origin. EXHIBITED: "TEXT ON TEXTILES: WORDS AS DESIGN IN ANTIQUE QUILTS",October 2009 Houston Quilt Festival.
         
         
 

 
 

 

FLORAL APPLIQUE ALBUM QUILT

  • 82"x90" (fits double or queen size bed)
  • 1940-50
  • Cotton
  • Excellent
  • $ 875.00
  • available

 


WS 10281

This charming floral applique quilt is an album-type quilt, with wreaths, baskets and other motifs cross-stitched to replicate the Baltimore album quilts of a century earlier! The subtle blues and violet floral arrangements are complimented by hearts in ther quilting, suggesting this was made as a wedding present.
         
         
 

 
 
 
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