22nd Nov, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Costume, Accessories & Textiles

 
  Lot 2030
 

2030

Circa 1920's American 'Lesters' Patchwork Quilt, incorporating printed cottons dating from...

Circa 1920's American 'Lesters' Patchwork Quilt, incorporating printed cottons dating from 1870-1920, using Lester's shirts and dress fabrics, cut into 90 degree triangles, by his three unmarried sisters, within trims of blue and black stripes, green and blue floral to the reverse, made in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 175cm by 210cm
Provenance: Bought in 2001 at a large auction held over several days of the sisters' quilts

From the Jan Hassard Heritage Collection Part III

Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

. Slight wear overall.

 


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Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 22nd Nov, 2019

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