02-24-200102-24-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2052
February 24, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
28

Embroidered Wool Coverlet

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$17,250$15,000
Auction: Sale #2052 - 2052Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 24, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Embroidered Wool Coverlet, Rebecca C. Hayward, Winchendon, Massachusetts, c. 1849, a tile pattern of floral devices worked in silk and chenille threads, and wool yarns in multiple shades of red, blue, and green on a black ground, each surrounded by flowering vines, enhanced by white cross stitches, the entire piece with cut corners, bordered by two floral vines, the back with original 19th century paisley material, stabilized for hanging, 99 1/4 x 86 1/2 in. N.B. Rebecca Hayward's family purportedly owned a local textile mill, which would have given her access to the best quality materials. Provenance: Kinnaman & Ramaekers. Literature: Illustrated in the 1984 Quilt Engagement Calender, Penguin Putnam publishers.
Estimate $15,000-25,000

Keywords

Rebecca C. Hayward, Winchendon, floral devices, Massachusetts, B. Rebecca Hayward