As a quilt appraiser and quilt historian, I especially love antique signature quilts because they are so often dated and so are super helpful in learning to date by fabrics. This one isn't dated but I did find the location, Bucks Co. Pennsylvania, from the names. Fabrics are from late 1840s. Enjoy
Specialization 3: South Vs. North
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*The Waltham Mills of Waltham, Massachusetts about 1815*
About 1813 Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick Tracy Jackson & Nathan Appleton
purchased a paper mil...
5 hours ago
I want repros of all those fabrics!!
ReplyDeletein Mulhouse /France, is a museum for antique fabrics and I saw, few years ago, the BIG book of all the Turkish red produced and reproduced, over the centuries....une merveille!
ReplyDeleteby the way, I am thrilled to have found your site....thanks
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