A charming mid-20th century American hand-embroidered crib quilt of great personal warmth and folk art character, featuring a whimsical depiction of a house or cabin rendered in soft red, peach, green, blue, and ivory tones with the directness and intimacy that makes hand-embroidered folk textiles so enduringly beloved. The house motif — one of the most universal and personal subjects in American folk embroidery — carries within it the maker's vision of home, safety, and belonging.
Now presented in a frame, this quilt has made the natural transition from functional textile to art object — displayed rather than used, honored rather than worn. The combination of embroidery and quilting represents the meeting of two great American textile craft traditions in a single charming object. American quilts represent one of the great folk art traditions of North America — textile objects that combined the practical necessity of warmth with an artistic ambition that was entirely the maker's own. The finest American quilts, particularly those from the Amish and Mennonite communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, are now collected with the same seriousness as paintings and prints, their bold geometric designs and extraordinary quality of hand stitching placing them at the apex of American decorative art.
Dimensions: Frame: 25" x 24", Quilt: 17.5" x 18.5"
