A large joined shaped Broderie Perse quilt, the ivory ground applied with chintz cut-outs, the central field with a tree of life with peonies and pommegranates sprouting from the branches, with a pheasant perched on a branch with two more below, with two frames of dark brown ground floral print chintz within an outer border printed with red and blue flowers in ivory medallions and ivory ribbon meander against a dark brown ground, the lower half with shaped valences, edged in blue and yellow striped silk, with all-over wave quilting--234 x 226cm., late 18th century, possibly American