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CONJE45 Amish Square in a Square Quilt
c.1930
68 x 72 inches
Holmes County, Ohio
$4,600
Many people think of Amish quilts as primarily from Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. However, different Amish sects in different areas of
Pennsylvania and other states have created a myriad of wonderful quilts
very different from the Lancaster County quilts. Even though this quilt
is almost 100 years old one can view this quilt as feeling modern in
design.
Holmes County Ohio is where this unusual quilt was designed and
created. The Holmes County Amish are known for their use of black and
dark green. In the case of this quilt, dark green was ther color of
choice. A combination of 16 patch and square in a square, combined as
part of a bars formation, then surrounded by a triple border, has been
executed to form a graphic work of art.
In perfect unused condition, this Amish quilt was created circa 1930.
A quilt in mint condition means never washed and never used. Pieced by
machine, as typical of Amish quilts, then hand quilted. The solid
turquoise bars and outside forest green are quilted in a one cross hatch
grid. The pieced squares are quilted on the diagonal and the two inner
borders are quilted in what looks like a water droplet and a floral
quilting design. The binding on this quilt is a 3/8" applied binding in
a lighter blue.
Originally part of the Esprit collection in California and now looking
for a new home. If you have the old Esprit catalog, the number is 585-013.
