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- Sale 1314
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Mar 15 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1314
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$700 – $900
A Wool 'Kaleidoscope' Crazy Quilt
Pennsylvania, circa 1890
82 x 86 inches.
Provenance:
Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts, Potomac, Maryland, 2002.
Literature:
Stella Rubin, Treasure or Not? How to Compare and Value Antique Quilts, London: Octopus Publishing, 2001.
A Pieced and Embroidered Silk and Cotton Crazy Quilt
Kentucky, Circa 1910
86 x 72 inches.
Provenance:
Ex Collection Geoffrey Carr;
Ex Collection Shelly Zegart, Louisville, Kentucky.
Literature:
Adrain Swain and Shelly Zegart, Kentucky Quilts: Roots and Wings, Morehead, Kentucky: Kentucky Folk Art Center, 1998, p. 8.
L..L. Powers, Eleanor Bingham Miller, and Shelly Zegart, Heritage of Genius: American Master Quilts Past and Present, New York City, New York: The Durst Organization, 2001, p. 29.
Exhibition History:
Roots and Wings, Kentucky Folk Art Center, Morehead, Kentucky, 1998.
Heritage of Genius: American Master Quilts Past and Present, New York City, New York, November 29, 2001-January 31, 2002.
Kaleidoscope quilt in overall good condition, with few, scattered areas of loose threads. Kentucky quilt with few loose threads throughout and soiling spots to verso. Silk patches threadbare in areas, with degradation to pile of velvet patches. Seemingly free from any tears or holes, with bold, bright colors.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.
