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Lot 445

Important New York pieced and appliqué album quilt, ca. 1850, featuring 143 squares

Estimate: $6,000 - $10,000
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Important New York pieced and appliqué album quilt, ca. 1850, featuring 143 squares with animal and floral decoration, several of them titled Alegator, Rain Deer, Great Eagle, Indian Belt and Tools, Elephant, etc., 74 1/2'' x 88''. Illustrated in The Quilt Engagement Calendar 1977, published by E. P. Dutton, front and back cover. Provenance: Property from the collection of Theodore Kapnek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Condition

Overall good. Minor staining.