GARFIELD-ARTHUR MEDALLION QUILT, MANHEIM, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARFIELD-ARTHUR MEDALLION QUILT, MANHEIM, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1880. Wrought by Anna May Ensminger. Isosceles triangles with a 4-3/8” base and a 6-1/8” leg radiate out from a bandanna printed for the presidential campaign of Garfield/Arthur in 1880. The triangles were sized to fit against the bandanna. Each triangle is outlined, then quilted in V’s following the legs of the triangles; the border is quilted in scallops. Brown thread was used on darker fabrics, off-white thread on the white fabrics. The quilting was done at about 6 stitches per inch; bandanna quilted in clamshells. Quilt has a thin cotton batting, front to back binding and light gray calico backing. SIZE: 87” x 87”. PROVENANCE: The quilt was passed down through the Ensminger/Kready family of Manheim, then acquired by the PA Quilt & Textile Museum – Lititz, PA. CONDITION: Extremely fine condition. 9-93895 (15,000-25,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2176	$0.00	GARFIELD-ARTHUR MEDALLION QUILT, MANHEIM, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1880. Wrought by Anna May Ensminger. Isosceles triangles with a 4-3/8” base and a 6-1/8” leg radiate out from a bandanna printed for the presidential campaign of Garfield/Arthur in 1880. The triangles were sized to fit against the bandanna. Each triangle is outlined, then quilted in V’s following the legs of the triangles; the border is quilted in scallops. Brown thread was used on darker fabrics, off-white thread on the white fabrics. The quilting was done at about 6 stitches per inch; bandanna quilted in clamshells. Quilt has a thin cotton batting, front to back binding and light gray calico backing. SIZE: 87” x 87”. PROVENANCE: The quilt was passed down through the Ensminger/Kready family of Manheim, then acquired by the PA Quilt & Textile Museum – Lititz, PA. CONDITION: Extremely fine condition. 9-93895 (15,000-25,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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