pomegranate applique





POMEGRANATE APPLIQUE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
66 x80 inches
Circa 1920
Cottons

Extraordinary Hand Quilting!

Twenty finely made hand appliqued "Pomegranates"
~ sometimes also called "Love Apples" ~
float on a background of simply marvelous hand quilting...

The stitching, executed at a very impressive THIRTEEN per inch,
counting one side only,
alternates between a dense crosshatch grid (3/4 inch)
and wonderful Double Clam Shells.

Excellent, CRISP Condition...
and so beautifully made!
Price: $625




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