Vintage, TRULY OLD, Hand Sewn 100% Cotton DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN Red & White QUILT

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The worst stain on this quilt is seen on pic # 11 above: it is a medium size, faint, but visible water or humidity damage that you'll notice easily on the close-up: we believe it is washable, but we are not sure. The other visible damages are on the edges and corners and just require mending. The binding has to be replaced if you want this to look like new, as it is frayed all around.It is in very good condition considering its age, beauty, and collectible value.Red and white American patchwork quilts are one of the most collectible: probably the best known collection belongs to Joanna S. Rose, about which more is explained below.The red and white quilt we are selling here today was set by hand, but machine quilted, as you'll notice. The batting is 100% cotton. The off-white fabric used for the top and the backing is 100% old cotton probably from flour sacks. The turkey red fabric is also old, and the white swatches were made with a polka dot (red on white) fabric that was probably recovered from feed sack scraps.The pattern is Double Irish Chain.The quilt is thin, but of course has batting. It measures approximately 78" by 69" across. The bed in the photos is a queen, 80" by 60".Regarding red and white quilts, from the website of the American Folk Art Museum of New York:The long-awaited publication Red & White Quilts: Infinite Variety is finally here! Order the book here .The American Folk Art Museum dramatically transformed the Park Avenue Armory's historic 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall with the installation of 650 red and white American quilts, all of which were on loan from the collection of Joanna S. Rose. It was the largest exhibition of quilts ever held in the city. As an extraordinary gift to the public, entry to this unprecedented event was free.This magical but ephemeral moment will ultimately be captured in the pages of a fully illustrated catalog co-published by the American Folk Art Museum and Rizzoli in late 2015.REVIEWS view all- Pilar ViladasARTWORKSInfinite Variet y"Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts," presented by the American Folk Art Museum at the Park Avenue Armory March 25-30, 2011Photo by Gavin AshworthVortex QuiltArtist unidentifiedUnited States1890-1910Pieced and appliquéd cotton82 x 80 in.Collection of Joanna S. RosePhoto by Gavin AshworthUnnamed Pattern QuiltArtist unidentifiedUnited States1880-1910Pieced and appliquéd cotton74 x 81 in.Collection of Joanna S. RosePhoto by Gavin AshworthPine Tree QuiltArtist unidentifiedUnited States1890-1910Pieced cotton68 x 88 in.Collection of Joanna S. RosePhoto by Gavin AshworthConcentric Squares Variation QuiltArtist unidentifiedUnited States1880-1910Pieced cotton79 x 69 1/2 in.Collection of Joanna S. RosePhoto by Gavin AshworthSnowflake with Tree Border QuiltArtist unidentifiedPossibly New York State1850-1870Appliquéd cotton91 x 71 in.Collection of Joanna S. RosePhoto by Gavin Ashworthview more RESOURCES RED & WHITE QUILTS: INFINITE VARIETYThinc Design STOP-MOTION VIDEO OF THINC DESIGN'S INSTALLATION IN PROGRESS Seeing Red (and White)New York Times T Magazine blogThe quilt being sold here is not, and has not been at all, part of the collection mentioned above. The collection was mentioned just as reference, given the quilt being sold is also an old red and white piece.NO relationship whatsoever between the quilt being auctioned and Ms. Rose's collection. read more

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