Winter Associates, Inc.
Litchfield, Conn., “Whig Rose”- $350-750
Lot 53: TEXTILE: New England "Whig Rose" pattern quilt, c. 1840-1865, cream overall with raised vine, leaf, and bud design in yellow, green, pink, and magenta, with nine 26" blocks, cotton top and border, linen backing, probably wool filler, ecru thread, hand appliqued, pieced, quilted, and stuffed, approximately 8 to 9 stitches per inch, cloth label from Connecticut Quilt Search Project located at one corner, isolated minor stains throughout, comes in customized canvas carrying case, 91" l. x 91" w. [Family provenance: quilt was made by Mary Giddings Somers (Litchfield, CT) before her marriage in 1859.] [Successful bidder will receive photocopy of paperwork completed and registered 5 February 1994 by the Connecticut Quilt Search Project, ID #1246; also photocopy by appraisal prepared 25 May 2006 by Susan F. Buckley, quilter, appraiser, and member of the American Quilt Society and the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild.]
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