Lot 191

An American "Turkey Tracks" Patchwork Quilt

Estimate: $300 - $500

Price Realized: $192 Includes buyer's premium

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Lot 191
An American "Turkey Tracks" Patchwork Quilt
Description
An early 20th-century American patchwork quilt, possibly from Maryland, hand-pieced and quilted in a "Turkey Tracks" pattern consisting of a five-by-five grid of twenty-five square blocks rendered in deep red, hunter green, and cream cotton fabrics accented with coordinating grid sashing and a multi-banded border, with an added white fabric hanging sleeve attached along the upper rear edge.
Details
Cotton
86 x 86 inches
Provenance
From the Collection of Anne H. Hoy - Author, Professor, and Curator
Condition
Intact stitching with minor wear to the fabric panels; features generalized yellowing, widespread staining throughout, and two large stains on the front face, and would benefit from cleaning


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