Lot 36:
AMERICA’S GLORIOUS QUILTS DENNIS DUKE AND DEBORAH HARDING
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AMERICA’S GLORIOUS QUILTS DENNIS DUKE AND DEBORAH HARDING |
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Crown Publishers, New York, 1989. Beautifully illustrated, must for Quilters. Hard cover.
10 3/4" X 14 3/4"
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AMERICA’S GLORIOUS QUILTS
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EDITIONS
HARDING
AMERICA’S
GLORIOUS
QUILTS
BEAUX
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QUILTS
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presented
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United
with
the
result that the in
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Florence and velvet, Elizabeth Pieced, Appliqué, and Embroidered Crazy Quilt 1886 Brooklyn Heights York
Silk 80 x76". Collection Marvin. America Hurrah Antiques, New York City Photograph by Schecter New Lee.
and
Embroidered
Quilt.
Crazy
Pieced
Late
nineteenth
century.
Willis.
Louisville
Kentucky
Thomas
Elizabeth
Collection
The
Kentucky
Historical
Frankfort
addition to the beautiful needlework, the number of animals included in this quilt makes it unusual Most of
them In are padded and stuffed to give them three-dimensional effect Another nice touch here is the gold-
gloved hand holding a silk scarf.
133
134
Florence
and
Elizabeth
Appliqué,
and
Embroidered
Crazy
1886
Brooklyn
Heights
Silk
America
Hurrah
Antiques,
New
York
City
Photograph
by
Schecter
New
Lee.
and
Embroidered
Quilt.
Crazy
Pieced
Late
nineteenth
century.
Willis.
Louisville
Kentucky
Thomas
Elizabeth
Collection
The
Kentucky
Historical
Frankfort
addition
to the
beautiful
the
number
of animals
included
in
this
makes
it
unusual
Most
Photograph
Wool
velvet
by
and
Nathan
other
In
are
padded
and
stuffed to
give
them
three-dimensional
effect
Another
nice
touch
here
is
the
gold-
gloved hand
holding
a silk
Elizabeth
Image 6:
151
Steeplechase Pieced Crib Quilt
Stephen Huntley. Photograph
courtesy Phyllis Haders.
The interaction of shapes in
superb, and the overall effect
teases the eye The piecing
working with such curved
patches very difficult.
153
Collection Long
152
The vibrant arrangement of more than 400 three-quarter-inch squares creates gem of color magic
Star Everlasting Pieced Crib
collection Photograph
courtesy Phyllis Haders.
For a crib quilt the present
example has ar atypical highly
dynamic selection of color.
151
Steeplechase
Pieced Crib
Quilt
1870
Ohio
Cotton
Collection
Stephen
Photograph
courtesy
Phyllis
Haders.
The
interaction
of shapes in
this
hand-dyed
indigo
superb,
and
the
overall
effect
teases
the
eye
The
piecing
required
working
with
such curved
patches
very
153
Sunshine
and
Pat
Shadow
Pieced
Holmes
County,
Ohio.
Collection
Long
152
The vibrant
arrangement
of
more
than
400
three-quarter-inch
squares
creates
gem
of color
magic
Star
Everlasting
Pieced Crib
1880
Pennsylvania.
38"
Private
collection
Photograph
courtesy
Phyllis
crib
quilt
the
present
example
has
atypical
highly
dynamic
selection
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