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that is alot of work yet so beautiful
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Old silks are so fragile. It is stunning!
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It is beautiful. Anxious to hear where you got it from. Is it from a family member?
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It is amazing! I wonder who did all that gorgeous hand work & how long it took her to do it? How lucky you are to have it. :mrgreen:
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I really don't know a lot of history about it but as well as I can tell the quilt dates back to the early 1800's. I found it in a plastic bag among my mother's quilt pieces after she passed. I don't know...maybe she was going to try to finish it. It's amazing when you see all the hand work and artistic talent that went into a quilt that never got finished....some lady must have spent lots of long winter nights working on it.
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incredible, have you thought about talking to some one about how to preserve it so it doesn't have any more damage to it? would be a shame to lose.
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Originally Posted by Loretta
I think you have a museum piece here and I hope you can get it appraised very soon. It should be displayed in a special case. The embroidery work is stunning and you own a very valuable quilt! Congratulations! Let us know what you decide to do with it.
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That would take me the rest of my life. Unfortunately, this quilt top was never finished. |
I saw one on display in Alaska at a museum. Fell in love with it. It was from the Russia era of Alaska. Silk, brocade and I thinl velvet.
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How beautiful!!!
Congrats on a beautiful old quilt top. |
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