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Rare 30's Art Deco "Star of France" Quilt
Rare 30's Art Deco "Star of France" Quilt
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Description
  • Title: Rare 30's Art Deco "Star of France" Quilt
  • Date: 1930's
  • Origin: Ohio
  • Material: Cotton
  • Dimension [INCHES]: 74" X 76"
  • Provenance: Cotton 1930's "Star of France" quilt, all hand pieced and hand quilted, with four borders. Another quilt with this pattern, in all yellows and oranges, appears in the American Folk Art Museum in NYC, and appears in the book "American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum" p. 372. This version is unusually colorful, featuring a full spectrum of solid pastel colors. The Museum has this to say about the Art Deco movement's influence on quilt designs in the late 20's and 30's: "By the end of the 1920s, Art Deco was influencing industry, fashion, and home furnishings, its geometric lines and harsh symmetry replacing the graceful curves of Art Nouveau. The Art Deco designs adapted for quilts tended to incorporate straight lines, hard edges, and motifs of zigzags, rays of light, and checkerboards. This feeling of power, or what has been called art imitating machines rather than nature, can be seen in this quilt. It is believed to have been inspired by a military decoration of the Napoleonic era. A quilt made in this pattern won a regional first prize and was a finalist in the Sears "Century of Progress" quilt contest at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair." The hand quilting is superb, with quilting around the piecework and in close straight line, stylized deco, zigzag, wreath, and other designs in the background, all at an even 9-10 stitches to the inch. The back is white and the batting is thin.

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  • Condition
    Very good condition, with a couple of small, inconspicuous spots and no wear.
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    Rare 30's Art Deco "Star of France" Quilt

    Estimate $800 - $1,000
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    Starting Price $50
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