Lot Essay
Among the signatures on this quilt are "Christian Meyers," "Anna Meyers," "Barabara Meyers," "William Keller," "John S. Keller," "Catherine Keller," "Mary Polser," "Sarah K. High," "William Dieterich."
PENNSYLVANIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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AN APPLIQUED COTTON QUILTED COVERLET
Pennsylvania, Late 19th Century
Worked in thirty-six blocks of Log Cab variation in red, blue, green, orange, purple, brown, yellow, black Log Cabin variation pattern, each with a center rectangle with a signature surrounded by bars of plaids, calicos and other prints, enclosed by green, purple and black and white stripped borders and a brown binding, the reverse with a variously printed brown and white fabrics in a checkerboard pattern surrounded by a similar border
86.5 x 75.5 inc.
Pennsylvania, Late 19th Century
Worked in thirty-six blocks of Log Cab variation in red, blue, green, orange, purple, brown, yellow, black Log Cabin variation pattern, each with a center rectangle with a signature surrounded by bars of plaids, calicos and other prints, enclosed by green, purple and black and white stripped borders and a brown binding, the reverse with a variously printed brown and white fabrics in a checkerboard pattern surrounded by a similar border
86.5 x 75.5 inc.