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ANTIQUE QUILTS > AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSETOP, SWEET GUM LEAF ANTIQUE QUILT

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSETOP, SWEET GUM LEAF ANTIQUE QUILT

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSETOP, SWEET GUM LEAF ANTIQUE QUILT
   
Sku:11001

 



Dramatic freehand design organized into squares that contain some unusual geometric pieced patterns and pictorial elements along with the drama of the asymmetry. The presence of two blocks featuring a pale leaf is curiously compelling amidst the geometry of the other squares. A sort of inner border appears where the predominate color tones are darker than the interior.

80" x 84" c. 1940s-50s cotton