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Mennonite Birds and Tulip Appliqué Quilt
4/12/2014 - Americana: Live Salesroom Auction
American (Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania), ca 1880. A Mennonite quilt featuring a central leaf medallion and surrounding tulip tree appliqués in yellow calico on a red calico ground having an inner yellow sawtooth border, outer green calico border and pink binding, backing in two strips of printed brown calico, signed in field in appliqué J.U., 87 x 90 in. 

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Property from a Cincinnati, OH Collector

Condition:  
Excellent condition.
Sold: $1,353.00
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