Dating to c1890–1910, this striking antique Mariner’s Compass 🧭/ Sunburst ☀️ quilt features 20 hand-pieced Sunburst/Compass medallions worked in a wonderful period palette of deep red, green, cream and brown. Each circular medallion is individually pieced with slender red rays radiating from a cream center, surrounded by green and a charming brown-on-cream period print. The early fabrics, fugitive green, hand construction and overall palette are all consistent with a late-19th to very early-20th-century quilt.
And the quilting is beautiful. ❤️ The entire piece is hand pieced and densely hand quilted, with especially lovely decorative quilting through the borders and green blocks. Be sure to look at the reverse - the white backing really showcases the intricate hand quilting and the tremendous amount of work that went into this quilt.
It remains in very nice antique condition. There are no rips, tears or stains to the front. The front shows some color loss/variation and color migration in the green fabric throughout, along with just a few very faint age spots as photographed. The reverse shows small scattered age spots and two small spots that appears to be old paint.
A beautiful early quilt with wonderful graphic impact and exceptional hand quilting. This quilt would be lovely displayed on a wall, draped over an early chest or layered at the foot of a bed. 😍
