THIS ANTIQUE FLOWER GARDEN QUILT COMES FROM MARYLND AND IS SIGNED BY THE MAKER, ELIZABETH CLENDENING APRIL 6TH 1852. THIS QUILT MEASURES 90 X 85 INCHES WITH 20 SPI, AND IS THOROUGHLY STIPPLE QUILTED.
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF STITCHES IN THIS EARLY AMERICAN TEXTILE. THE PIECING IS PRECISE AND DELIGHTFUL. THE DIAMOND BORDER AND SCALLOPED BINDING ARE ENCHANTING. THE VIVID MOVEMENT IN THE SASHINGS AGAIN ILLUSTRATES THE CONSUMATE SKILL OF THE QUILTMAKER.
A MASTERWORK OF EARLY AMERICAN QUILT MAKING. SURELY THE WOMAN'S ROLE IN THE ARTS OF EARLY AMERICA IS MONUMENTAL AND HOW LOVINGLY THEIR TEXTILES WERE PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
USED AND LOVED FOR OVER 150 YEARS, THIS WONDERFUL QUILT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.