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THBButler County, Ohio Pictorial Quilt Top, Signed and Dated 1874, Plus
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LiveFeb 21, 2015 - Feb 22, 2015
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Butler County, Ohio Pictorial Quilt Top, Signed and Dated 1874, Plus
American (Ohio), ca 1874. A pictorial quilt top with fifty-six pieced and hand-drawn blocks, all arranged around a center block with the text Pictorial. Quilt. / Designed and Made. / By. / Mrs. Ernestine. Hulse / Pisgah. Butler. Co. / Ohio. 1874. The pictorial blocks include drawings of animals both domesticated and exotic, and include now extinct species such as the passenger pigeon. There are also drawings of plants, various architectural structures and landscapes, and figures such as circus performers on horseback, a man riding a bicycle, and even some cartoons which include commentary on train travel (example: a woman is shown walking in profile, a basket sitting atop the train of her dress, and a young boy walking behind her, with the caption Oh my! ain't it jolly a sending one's goods by train!). The quilt top has been bound with a green binding (likely later), PLUS a pieced log cabin quilt top with 110 blocks in a mixture of velvet, silk, wool, and cotton fabrics, this log cabin quilt top is unsigned but is believed to have been quilted by the same woman; pictorial quilt 54.25 x 48.25 in., log cabin quilt 80 x 88 in.
On 12/2/2011, Cowan's sold a grouping of 19th century diaries that included some belonging to Mrs. Ernestine Hulse (Lot 237). Mrs. Hulse was born Ernestine Krouskopf in 1817 to a Prussian immigrant physician. In 1839 she married David Hulse of Butler County, Ohio, and they settled on a farm in Pisgah, Ohio. The couple had ten children (eight sons and two daughters). Mrs. Hulse, although not formally trained in medicine, had studied under her father, and had a reputation as an obstetrician and healer of women's diseases. Mrs. Hulse died in 1896, and included with this lot is a memorial card from her funeral. See http://www.cowanauctions.com/auctions/item.aspx?id=100445 for more info.Condition
Pictorial quilt: Some discoloration and staining, but overall good condition. Note: this is a quilt top only.
Log cabin: A few squares with some small frays to the silk and a few with light wear at the edges but overall good condition. Note: this is a quilt top only. - Shipping Info
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