A patchwork quilt composed of patches of chintz and printed cottons, the central field with rectangular blocks forming a wave design, with five outer frames of similar blocks, squares, diamonds and flowerheads, three against an ivory cotton ground, quilted with diamonds, signed in ink on the back in one corner "Sophia Jowell Portwood Hall 1810" and monogrammed in silk "S.J."--102 x 112in. (255 x 280cm.), fabrics dating from the late 18th century
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A patchwork quilt composed of patches of chintz and printed cottons, the central field with rectangular blocks forming a wave design, with five outer frames of similar blocks, squares, diamonds and flowerheads, three against an ivory cotton ground, quilted with diamonds, signed in ink on the back in one corner "Sophia Jowell Portwood Hall 1810" and monogrammed in silk "S.J."--102 x 112in. (255 x 280cm.), fabrics dating from the late 18th century
Lot Essay
A panel is applied to the reverse inscribed "Repaired...1987"