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Antique 1910s Crazy Quilt Velvet Silk Embroidered Patchwork Sawtooth Provenance
Truly beautiful and one-of-a-kind antique crazy patchwork quiltmade with a skilled hand, with handwritten note pinned to it providing provenance; hand pieced wedding gift to Mrs. E.S. Hughes from her grandmother and displayed on their porch davenport at their Minneapolis home built in 1911; creation dating to the early 1900s; quilt measures 54" wide x 75"long with unique border; made of a variety of patches of silk, velvet and other fabric types, some embellished with embroidery and/or small appliques, a hand painted "theorem"; afew Japanese fan insets, one log cabin inset; set of embroided initials MHM; back of quilt is lined with silk; very uniquesawtooth edge (also called "prairie points")border on all four sides; will display nicely
No holes, no odors/mildew, a number of silk patches are frayed as is often this case with these older fragile fabrics; sold as shown, see photos; estate sale find
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