19th century homespun woven blanket, attributed to Middle Tennessee. Wool and cotton, 2 piece construction with black and rose stripe design. 78" x 66". Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Several scattered small holes, largest is 1", near center, and light edge wear.

A Chase wool Black Americana carriage blanket or lap robe. Decorated with image of a young black male standing by a fence holding a watermelon. Manufactured by Goodall Mills of Sanford, Maine, established around the turn of the century. 54" x 48". Early 20th century. Condition: Some small scattered losses throughout with some stains. Losses […]

Antique needlework band or marking sampler, vertical orientation with openwork embroidered border enclosing rows of upper and lowercase alphabets and numbers. Although simple in overall presentation, a variety of stitches are represented, particularly in the lines dividing the rows of alphabets. Mid 19th century. 17" x 12". Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, […]

19th century hand pieced and embroidered cotton quilt, shades of red and green. Tulip border enclosing geometric designs with diamonds and feather corners. 104 3/4" x 103 1/2". Tennessee or Alabama, mid to late 19th century. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Overall toning, scattered stains, edge wear, small hole.

Matching pair of Southern pieced cotton double Irish Chain blue and white quilts with well done flower and diamond pattern stitching and blue swag borders. Museum inventory numbers from the former collection of The Charlotte Museum of History written on the back. One measures 76" x 102" and the other 75" x 101". Late 19th/early […]

4 Handmade Middle Tennessee quilts. 1st item: Appliqued quilt in the Drunkard's Path or Solomon's Puzzle pattern, featuring polkadotted mulberry cotton on embroidered white cotton ground. Several small stains and some edge fraying. 81" x 67". Sumner County, circa 1910. 2nd item: Embroidered quilt with large center block of embroidered paisley-style printed design, surrounded by […]

Native American Southwest rug, probably Navajo, woven in shades of black, brown, grey and red. 58" x 37". First half 20th century. Condition: Excellent condition.

Tennessee Folk Art Crazy Quilt, pieced and appliqued with elaborate embroidery. Centered by a block depicting a house with embroidered block underneath reading "Our Home" is surrounded by numerous other blocks with velvet appliqued animals including cow, sheep, deer, cats, and ducks, as well as a horse with embroidered caption "Lil Fane". Stitched motifs include […]

Grouping of two (2) Navajo weavings including one (1) eyedazzler design with colors of red, tan and brown ( 48 1/4" H x 33" W) and the other having a central cornstalk design and other geometric elements in colors of red, tan and brown ( 63 1/4" H x 33 1/2" W). 2nd quarter of […]

Two Navajo Rugs. 1st item: A Navajo Crystal design rug with cream field and colors of beige, orange and brown. 72" x 52". 2nd item: A Navajo Eyedazzler design rug with colors of cream, beige, brown, blue and red. 76" x 48". Both 1st half of the 20th century. Provenance: Both rugs were given to […]