F165 Broken Dishes Fragment
c.1845
29 x 29
New England
$400

This wonderful antique fragment is the perfect size to hang as wall art and is especially appealing for those who love early textiles. The 5” x 5” x 7” triangles forming the broken dishes pattern are made from a variety of stripes, solids and prints in red, black, greens, blues, lavenders, creams and browns all in wool and wool challis. Backed with a lovely cotton calico in gray, red, black and white this great piece is entirely hand pieced and outline quilted and finished with a ¼ inch binding using same date black wool challis fabric.

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