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Lot 187
Sale 4246 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
May 2, 2014
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$5,000 -
8,000
Price Realized
$9,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Large pieced, appliquéd and embroidered "Star of Bethlehem" quilt circa 1858
Border of tulip vine, song birds, eagles and American flags embroidered with thirty-two stars, enclosing urns of flowers, floral rings and large "Star of Bethlehem," comprised of printed yellow, red, green and white and solid red and green cotton patches, hand-quilting, edged in machine stitch.
114 in. x 118 1/2 in.