Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Flying Geese Copperplate Toile Quilt



Strippy Flying Geese/Bird Toile Quilt 72 w X 85 h. English blue/white cotton copperplate printed toile with 36 inch high repeat. To show scale, the first picture showing the pair of ducks is an 8.5 X 11 scan.
It was hard to see any detail from auction photo so it was quite wonderful to visit with my new feathered friends when they flew in. I have to wonder if the quiltmaker had a sense of humor pairing flying geese strips with the bird toile? The toile is in good/very good condition but the flying geese are suffering from the usual early brown mordant damage. Backing is cotton, dark blue/white small scale woven check.

This toile was printed from about 1780 to 1820. See Art of the Needle, Quilts from the Shelburne Museum, page 30-31 for their 'Pheasant and Mandarin Duck Motif' whole cloth quilt dated 1810 made from the same toile. You can really see the toile as the whole quilt is shown and a full page detail photo. If anyone has more information on this fabric, please let me know.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting. You will be entered in my drawing for free fabric. Check back on May 14th when I'll posted the winner's name.
    Sandra

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  2. Such a treasure. Sorry I don't have more information on the fabric for you. Loved your comments about Lowell also. I went there a few years ago with Kim Wulfert on her Quilter's Tour of New England. We also visited the Shelburne; so many quilts, so little time.

    Audrey Waite from the red rocks of Sedona, AZ

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