I recently acquired this beauty from a lady who is downsizing her collections of Stuff. She was told it was a doll quilt when she bought it, and is circa 1890. I can certainly imagine a young lady making this as a sampler of sorts. It is mostly velvets, but has been worn away with time and use. It is still a beautiful example of crazy quilting.
What Victorian era quilt is complete without a fan? There is, of course, the requisite seam work on each blade of the fan. I am enjoying copying these designs on my own quilts. The real thing is so much better than copying from a book. Of course, I do have way more books than any sane person should have.
This motif looks like a sunflower to me. The fabric to the left is a threadbare rose colored velvet and the one below was a gold and orange striped velvet.
And what girl of Scottish descent can resist the thistle? One of them has apparently blown away in time, but you can still see where it was. The background was orange and to the right looks to be an olive green.
Possibly forget-me-nots? The purple above is still very vibrant.
This is the back. It is mostly the fabric on top, with a smaller band of the other. Both were black, now faded to grey. I think the backing on a quilt can be just as interesting as the top.
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