ANTIQUE AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILT BOLD GRAPHIC ABSTRACT SEE MORE QUILTS IN OUR GURLY46 EBAY STORE!! Start Price USD 1,850.00 Current Price USD 1,850.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 18, 2008 End Time Friday, July 25, 2008 Location Lancaster, PA See more about 'ANTIQUE AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILT BOLD GRAPHIC ABSTRACT' Description gurly46 Store THIS AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILT IS A BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ABSTRACT ART. IT MEASURES 78 X 63" AND HAS ABOUT 3 SPI. IT WAS MADE IN THE 1920'S IN ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA.  IT IS VERY SENSITIVELY COLORED WITH MUTED EARTH TONES MADE FROM OLD, HEAVY WOOL CLOTHING AND BLANKETS.  THE QUILT MAKER HAS EVEN LEFT PART OF THE CLOTHING IN THE QUILT. BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY WOOL FABRICS USED IN THIS QUILT, THE QUILT IS VERY HEAVY WEIGHT WHICH BECOMES PART OF ITS IMMEDIATACY AND CHARM. THE QUILT MAKER HAS MAINTAINED THE INTEGRITY OF HER FABRICS AND SOMEHOW TRANSFORMED THEM INTO A VERY BALANCED AND COLORFUL DESIGN.  WHEN WE LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN OR BRAHMS, WE DO NOT EXPECT TO HEAR THE SAME MELODIES AND MUSICAL NOTE ARRANGEMENTS THAT WE HEAR IN THE WORK OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG OR MILES DAVIS. LIKEWISE, WE HAVE COME TO APPRECIATE THE ARRANGEMENTS AND COLORS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILTS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN FROM 19TH CENTURY APPLIQUE QUILTS OR 20TH CENTURY AMISH QUILTS. THE CONDITION OF THIS QUILT IS AS FOUND. WITH THE THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF WEAR OR TEAR HERE OR THERE WHICH ONLY ADDS TO ITS CHARM.  THIS IS A RARE, MUSEUM QUALITY AND MERITS THE ATTENTIONS OF A SPECIAL COLLECTOR. WE OFFER A FLEXIBLE LAYAWAY PAYMENT PLAN IN ADDITION TO OUR OTHER ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT. Place a Bid!