White Trapunto Coverlet

Description:

White Trapunto Coverlet, initialed "R.G.B." and dated "1852," flanking a large vase of flowers centered within a scallop-edged medallion within a square surrounded by a wide inner border of baskets of fruit framed by feather swags and tassels, the narrow outer border with swags and circles, finely quilted with diagonal lines and diamonds throughout, (very minor staining),73 3/4 x 83 3/4 in. Literature: For a very similar example see Bishop, Robert The Knopf Collectors' Guides To American Antiques, Quilts, Coverlets, Rugs and Samplers, illus. 263.
Estimate $800-1,200