Double Six-Point Star and Floral Appliqued Cotton Quilt

Description:

Double Six-Point Star and Floral Appliqued Cotton Quilt, Baltimore, c. 1842, the quilt pieced and appliqued with patterned chintz and printed calicos on a white cotton ground, central design of a six-point star surrounded by another six-point star and four triangles interspersed with and enclosed by cut-out floral, urn, and vine chintz designs stuffed and appliqued to the white background (broderie perse),floral and outline quilting stitches, white cotton backing, (minor toning and scattered light stains),134 x 125 in.

Provenance: John Hanson [1715-1783]--Jane Contee [1728-1812] (first President of Congress); Jane Contee [1747-1781]--Dr Philip Thomas; John Hanson Thomas [1779-1815]--Mary L Colston; John Hanson Thomas Jr.--Ann Campbell Gordon [1819-1886], (built the Thomas-Jencks-Gladding house in Mt. Vernon Place, 1837, origin of quilt); (Campbell Gordon daughter of Basil Gordon, first American millionaire); Douglas Hanson Thomas--Alice Whitledge; Douglas Hanson Thomas Jr.--Betsy Lyman Chadwick; Katharine Lyman Thomas [1901-1972]--Matthias FXJ Ignatius Oppersdorff [1899-1968]; Count Matthias Oppersdorff, present owner.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

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