Two (2) Persian Farahan Sarouk rugs, with wool on cotton foundations. 1st item: Area rug with red field and yellow center medallion, surrounded by foliate design with secondary colors of reds, golds, blues and dark navy. 2nd item: Area rug with allover floral pattern. consisting of reds, pinks, golds, and scattered blue. Both rugs 5' […]
Lot 662: 3 Schoolgirl Samplers, inc. Groton, Mass.
Three (3) Schoolgirl Needlework Samplers, American and English. 1st item: Huldah Woods' sampler, Groton, Massachusetts, 1795. Silk on linen, with cross-stitched blue sawtooth border and inner eyelet-stitched light blue border surrounding rows of alphabet, numbers, trees, and dogs or horses with a verse, "Virtue's the Chiefest / Beauty of the Mind." Dated and signed "1795" […]
Lot 663: Persian Farahan Sarouk Rug
Persian Farahan Sarouk rug, wool on cotton foundation. Dark navy blue center medallion on a red field surrounded by floral or foliate design. Secondary colors of ivory, red, and dark blue. 6' 5" x 4' 4". 1st quarter 20th century. CONDITION: Even wear to pile. Minor, scattered loss of weaving around long edges, as well […]
Lot 660: Kentucky House Sampler, Sally Judd
Schoolgirl needlework sampler, attributed to Kentucky; stitched by Sally Judd circa 1845. Silk on linen, the upper half with 2 upper case alphabets (one in script) and 1 lower case alphabet, name with 4 other small characters to the side (faded and illegible), over a lower half with flowers and flowering baskets, and a Federal […]
Lot 661: 1835 Kentucky Sampler, Louisa Cooper Hogland
Kentucky needlework cross-stitched sampler, brown and teal silk thread on linen, by Louisa Cooper of Pulaski County, KY, dated 1835. Upper and lowercase alphabets divided by a row of numbers, over signature "Louisa Cooper Sept. 8 1835 Aged 11" flanked by tree designs on each side, all within and between multiple geometric bands. Antique, possibly […]
Lot 658: East TN Crib Quilt & Middle TN Coverlet
East TN Crib Quilt and Middle TN Coverlet. 1st item: Middle Tennessee overshot coverlet in red and cream, with a ringed geometric pattern, variation of Lover’s Knot or Snowball pattern, woven in two pieces. 81 1/2″ x 64 1/2″. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 2nd item: East Tennessee applique and pieced crib quilt, diamond-in-ring pattern in […]
Lot 659: West Tennessee Sampler, 1837, Mary Jane Russell
Scarce West Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, by Mary Jane Russell of Brownsville TN, Haywood County, 1837, with unusually comprehensive biographical information. Multicolored border comprised of eyelet stitch on one side and cross stitched zig zag pattern on top, and cross-stitched green and white chainlink pattern on right side, enclosing 2 rows of upper […]
Lot 656: 5 TN Baskets, incl. Mary Prater Baskets
Five (5) split white oak baskets of various forms. 1st-3rd items: Three (3) baskets attributed to Mary Prater (Cannon County, Tennessee, b. circa 1920), including one (1) Joshua basket, one (1) Moses cradle, and utility pie basket. A photograph of Prater creating the Joshua basket is included. 4th-5th items: Two (2) baskets attributed to Dan […]
Lot 657: East TN Pieced & Appliqued Quilt, Bear Paw Pattern
East Tennessee (Hamilton County) cotton pieced and applique quilt, bear paw pattern in colors of red and white with alternating floral stuffed work squares, all on a muslin backing. 79" x 68 1/2". Late 19th/Early 20th century. Provenance: private Southeast Tennessee collection, acquired from a 5th generation Hamilton County farm. CONDITION: Overall very good condition […]
Lot 655: 7 TN Buttocks Baskets, incl. Mary Prater
Seven (7) contemporary Tennessee split white oak buttocks form baskets. Includes five (5) baskets, two (2) signed, including one (1) by Nollie and Mary Prater (Cannon County, Tennessee, b. circa 1920), and three (3) attributed. One (1) signed basket by Betty Todd Tanner (McMinnville, Tennessee, 20th Century) and one (1) by Nelda J. Merritt (Tennessee, […]