Early machine quilted "Potholder" quilt in "Children's Delight" variation. Each block individually bound before joining other blocks. Circa 1865. Several areas of separation at joined areas consistent with age and use. Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project paperwork accompanies quilt. Measures: 76.5" x 83"

PROVENANCE: From the estate of the late Dorothy "Dottie" Krueger of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Dottie was a gifted quilt designer, lecturer and past president of the New England Quilter's Guild. She owned and operated "Sew Crazy" in Plymouth, Massachusetts for 28-years. She gathered her collection of heritage quilts along the road as she traveled the country, lecturing and promoting her own line of patterns, "Praise Publications." Descriptions in this sale are based on the limited notes and observations that accompanied the quilts. It is recommended that bidders use their own experience and expertise in evaluating lots prior to placing a bid.

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