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Vintage Appalachian Friendship Quilt From the 1860s

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Linens & Textiles - Pre-1930 Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Vintage Appalachian Friendship Quilt From the 1860s
<Our item number 120960><B>Vintage Appalachian Friendship Quilt Dated From the 1860s.</B> This 68½&#34; x 84&#34; quilt has 20 multi-colored squares on a rust-colored background, with a narrow navy and white border. Each block has the name of the woman who made it written in ink in the middle; unfortunately, the ink has faded and many are difficult to read. Two have dates that we can make out: &#34;Oct. 7th 1864 E.P. Forrester East Bend, N.C.,&#34; and &#34;your friend A L. Baldwin August 13th 1869.&#34; M.P. Baker made two or more of the squares, and the names S.N. Smith, L.E. Bray, and E.J. Martin are legible. There are frayed areas on a couple of the squares and small areas of discoloration. On the back, some of the small squares of fabric covering the batting have frayed; nevertheless, this is still a very attractive quilt, given that it is approximately 140 years old! <BR><BR>Friendship quilts were made for any number of reasons: a wedding, an anniversary, a new baby, to help a neighbor whose hous e had burned down, to honor a minister, or some other &#34;friendly&#34; reason. Each person would piece a quilt block and the pieces would be sewn together. <BR><BR>From the collection of Judy Truchant, who was a costume designer for MGM for over 20 years. While filming a television series in Knoxville, Tennessee in the 1970s, Miss Truchant bought this authentic Appalachian quilt from a farm auction and has kept it since that time. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000-5,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 120960<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/120960.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>