A "Nine Patch" quilt dated 1882 pieced from mustard yellow and ivory cotton, the infill blocks and field of chocolate brown, within a mustard yellow frame with the date quilted, bound in pale blue and reversing to blue/green, quilted with hatching with diaper infill--64 x 72in. (160 x 180cm.), Amish, American, very slight damage

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A "Nine Patch" quilt dated 1882 pieced from mustard yellow and ivory cotton, the infill blocks and field of chocolate brown, within a mustard yellow frame with the date quilted, bound in pale blue and reversing to blue/green, quilted with hatching with diaper infill--64 x 72in. (160 x 180cm.), Amish, American, very slight damage
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Possibly from Ohio or Pennsylvania. The majority of dated quilts tend to be from Pennsylvania. This quilt has kept the tradition of the Amish through the colours, quilting and use of plain materials. Amish quilts from the more western states tend to be less traditional.

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