American pieced and embroidered crazy quilt, comprised of various fabrics and stitched with various designs and motifs including floral sprays, blue backing. Multiple embroidered partial signatures along one side of quilt (including "R.C.H," "Ransom," "William", "Frankie," "Fletcher," "Lila L.," "James," "Gladys," "Ruth," "Marguerite," "Holmes," "V. Kimbro," etc.). 88 1/2" H x 74 1/2" W. Likely […]
Lot 871: Southern Pieced & Appliqued Quilt, LeMoyne Star Pattern
Southern hand-stitched pieced and appliqued cotton quilt, LeMoyne Star pattern, stitched in bright colors of orange, red, and faded green with a white muslin backing. 70" H x 85" W. Circa 1880. Note: Tag sewn en verso reads "Quilted by E. Harrington," likely a relative of Julia Harrington Wolfe (Mississippi, 1874-1944). Provenance: Deaccessioned from the […]
Lot 872: 2 American Quilts, LeMoyne Star & Dresden Plate Patterns
Two (2) American hand-stitched pieced and appliqued quilts. 1st item: American pieced and appliqued cotton quilt, LeMoyne Star pattern, in colors of bright orange and yellow on an off white ground with off white muslin backing. 65" H x 71 1/2" W. Circa 1935-45. 2nd item: American pieced and appliqued cotton quilt, Dresden Plate pattern […]
Lot 867: American Pieced & Appliqued Quilt, Dresden Plate pattern
American hand-stitched pieced and appliqued cotton quilt, Dresden Plate pattern, with sashing, stitched in various calico fabrics on a white ground with bright red and green sashing and border and white backing. Machine-sewn binding. 73" H x 57" W. Circa 1945-1949. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: A few areas of […]
Lot 868: American Pieced Cotton Quilt, Pine Tree Pattern
American hand-stitched pieced cotton quilt, Pine Tree or Tree of Life pattern, with sashing, in colors of green and brown on a white ground with an off white muslin backing. 73 1/2" H x 74" W. Circa 1870. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Scattered fading to colors with some scattered […]
Lot 869: American Windmill Blade/Pineapple Log Cabin Quilt
American hand-stitched pieced Windmill Blade or Pineapple Log Cabin pattern quilt, comprised of assorted fabrics including wool, silk, velvet, and cotton with a blue backing. 86 1/2" H x 67 1/2" W. Circa 1900. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Scattered losses and shattering to fabric.
Lot 865: American Wool & Cotton Quilt, Pineapple variant
American wool, challis, and cotton pieced quilt, Pineapple or Log Cabin pattern variant, in colors of blue, green, burgundy, black, and pink with a green backing. 77" H x 71" W. Circa 1880. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Some scattered shattering or losses to fabric, some fading (particularly en verso) […]
Lot 866: 3 Mississippi Pieced & Appliqued Quilts, signed
Three (3) Southern hand-stitched pieced and appliqued cotton quilts, attributed to Julia Harrington Wolfe (Mississippi, 1874-1944), one (1) quilt with machine sewn binding. 1st item: Pieced cotton quilt, Four Patch pattern, in various colored calico fabrics, with rounded corners and a white backing. Tag en verso reads quotes by "Julia Wolfe". 64" H x 72" […]
Lot 862: 4 Contemporary Southern Baskets, incl. Youngblood
Grouping of four (4) contemporary Southern split oak baskets. Includes one (1) horseback market basket with elongated handle and curved base to fit over horse's neck, one (1) market basket attributed to Gertie Youngblood with faded blue dyed weaver stripes near either handle, one (1) heart-shaped wall-hanging basket with red-dyed weavers, one (1) small "show" […]
Lot 863: 4 Contemporary Southern Split Oak Baskets
Grouping of four (4) Southern split oak baskets. Includes one (1) large oval market basket, one (1) small wall-hanging basket, and two (2) small multi-color "show" baskets, one with dyed alternating weavers to rim and the other with four alternating weaver colors throughout body. Ranging in size from 14 1/4" H x 16 1/2 " […]