Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
An Album Quilt for John And Rebecca Chamberlain, attributed to Mary Evans, Baltimore, Maryland, dated 1848
Auction Closed
April 21, 08:50 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An Album Quilt for John And Rebecca Chamberlain
dated 1848
pieced and appliquéd cotton featuring flower wreaths, heart wreaths, bow-knotted bouquets of pink, green, blue and yellow flowers, flower arrangements in reticulated urns, footed vases, peacocks and other birds, the central square inscribed John and Rebecca Chamberlain
108 x 108 in. (274.3 x 274.3 cm.)
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana: The Mary Strickler's Quilt Collection, January 30, 1988, sale 5680, lot 1463
Eddy Nicholson, Hampton, New Hampshire
Christie's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Nicholson, January 27, 1995, sale 8082, lot 883
Wolf Family Collection No. 1106 (acquired from the above)
Eddy Nicholson, Hampton, New Hampshire
Christie's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Nicholson, January 27, 1995, sale 8082, lot 883
Wolf Family Collection No. 1106 (acquired from the above)
Oakland Museum, American Quilts: A Handmade Legacy, 1981
Cyril I. Nelson ed., Quilt Engagement Calendar, New York, 1985), frontispiece
Ferrero, Hedges, Silber, Hearts and Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society, San Francisco, California, 1987
New York Times, "Auctions," February 5, 1988, Section C, p. 32
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby's 1987-1988, London, England, 1988, p. 417
Elly, Sienkiewicz, Baltimore Beauties and Beyond: Studies in Classic Album Quilt Applique, II, Lafayette, California, 1991, p. 86, no. 9
Cyril I. Nelson ed., Quilt Engagement Calendar, New York, 1985), frontispiece
Ferrero, Hedges, Silber, Hearts and Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society, San Francisco, California, 1987
New York Times, "Auctions," February 5, 1988, Section C, p. 32
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby's 1987-1988, London, England, 1988, p. 417
Elly, Sienkiewicz, Baltimore Beauties and Beyond: Studies in Classic Album Quilt Applique, II, Lafayette, California, 1991, p. 86, no. 9
"American Quilts: A Handmade Legacy," Oakland Museum, California, January 1981.
Album quilts were historically thought to have been made to commemorate either a departure of a community or a wedding; however, this quilt for John and Rebecca Chamberlain proves otherwise. Baltimore City Directory listings from the years 1847 to 1860 show John Chamberlain was an established shoemaker at 285 West Pratt Street, between the Camden Train Station and the harbor, for at least thirteen years. The 1850 Maryland Census shows Chamberlain was married several years before the quilt's presentation to him and his wife.