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- Sale 6030
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Nov 14 | 5:00 AM EST
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Sale 6030
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Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Patterned printed chintz and calico pieces arranged in a large star within a larger star, enclosed by floral sprays and pavilion within a stuffed appliquéd border of flower-filled urns and floral vines, heightened by outline and floral quilting.
134 in. x 125 in.According to tradition, the quilt was made in Mt. Vernon Place, the Baltimore home of John Hanson Thomas, Jr. and Ann Campbell Gordon Thomas (1819-1886). Ann Campbell Gordon was the daughter of America's first millionaire, Basil Gordon. The quilt descended through the Thomas family until the 1970s.
Provenance: The Grant Collection, New York
Skinner, Inc., June 5, 2005, Lot 116
