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Pennsylvania Tulip Appliqué Quilt Dated 1854
4/12/2014 - Americana: Live Salesroom Auction
American (Pennsylvania), 1854.  A quilt featuring nine large appliqués of tulips in vases in red, green and yellow fabric on white ground with dense square-filled feathered wreath and fan stitching, having a border of appliquéd curving green vine with small red and yellow tulips and buds on white ground with triple-stitched diagonal lines and white binding with red interior piping, signed and dated in corner inside border A.L./1854; 80 x 78.25 in. 

Provenance:  
Property from a Cincinnati, OH Collector

Condition:  
Excellent condition- no fading. Dense stitching- 10-11 per inch. Minor and scattered staining to front and back.
Sold: $1,920.00
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