Saturday, September 3, 2016

Saturday at the Quilt Museum - Tree of Life


This Tree of Life quilt caught my eye this week and it got me off and looking for others.  I've posted a couple of this pattern in the past.  It's timeless in its appeal!

1700's
Charleston Museum



"Indian 18th century palampore, stamped with the United East Indian Company mark, a Dutch trading company from 1602 - 1798"

https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlestonmuseum/7838089416/

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Tree of Life
Netherlands
1610
67" x 72"


I love the borders on this!

Read more about it here:
http://dutchquiltcat.blogspot.nl/2009/05/antique-quilt.html

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Tree of Life
1790-1810
89.75" x 102"
Winterthur Muesum


More information and pictures:
http://tinyurl.com/z5o5kr8

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Tree of Life
Sarah Bennington Rickett
Chula, Missouri
1898
82" x 88"



Great additional information and provenance here:
http://www.maryelizabethkinch.com/2015/12/15/twelve-quilts-of-christmas-2015-2/

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Maria Boyd Schulz
1840's


Charleston Museum
https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlestonmuseum/9369414017/


Happy Quilting!


PLEASE NOTE:
- I am not a quilt historian.  I simply enjoy finding interesting quilts and sharing them with you!

- The quilt images on this post were sourced from Pinterest, unless otherwise noted, and are linked to their origin whenever possible.


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