"Tiara" style, one rose-cut red garnet, estimated weight 0.25 cts., and two old mine-cut diamonds, estimated combined weight 0.40 cts., color K-L, clarity I, 14 kt. yellow gold mount, size 6, 3.7 grams gross weight A copy of a note found with the coverlet accompanies the lot. The note was written by the consignor?s great aunt Hattie Campbell and states the following: "This coverlet was my great grandmother Ball's ?????______every stitch hand made by her. She spun the thread, wove the cloth, made the dye and design for the stencil. She made the fringe and attached it to the spread. 175 years old" Hattie Campbell? According to family records, Hattie Means Campbell the author of the letter was born in 1898, Moonville, Greenville County, South Carolina and died in 1892. Her parents were Sallie Catherine Babb and John Lewis Campbell and listed as living in Grove, Greenville County in the 1900 Census. Hattie's grandmother was Matilda Mahulda Ball who married John Wells Babb. In the 1850 census, the couple is listed as living in Laurens, SC. The mother of Matilda and attributed maker of the coverlet is Sarah Martin, born 1815 in Laurens County. Sarah married John Ball but he died in 1830. She married a second time in 1835 to her husband's cousin, also named John Ball. They had three children including Matilda Mahulda. The family is listed as living in Laurens County, South Carolina in the 1850 Census. tarnish, minor chips to diamonds, scratches to garnet. Notes: Stenciled bedcovers are rare. Most are attributed to New England and were produced between the 1820s to the 1840s. The central urn with flowers and undulating multiple borders may have more in common design?wise with the white work quilts popular at the time than the other stenciled coverlets that have been documented. The maker of this coverlet probably had some previous experience with stenciling based on the superior execution and design of the textile. The materials used for the coverlet could have been woven by the maker as Hattie's letter states or purchased locally.. Provenance: A copy of a note found with the coverlet accompanies the lot. The note was written by the consignor?s great aunt Hattie Campbell and states the following: "This coverlet was my great grandmother Ball's ?????______every stitch hand made by her. She spun the thread, wove the cloth, made the dye and design for the stencil. She made the fringe and attached it to the spread. 175 years old" Hattie Campbell? According to family records, Hattie Means Campbell the author of the letter was born in 1898, Moonville, Greenville County, South Carolina and died in 1892. Her parents were Sallie Catherine Babb and John Lewis Campbell and listed as living in Grove, Greenville County in the 1900 Census. Hattie?s grandmother was Matilda Mahulda Ball who married John Wells Babb. In the 1850 census, the couple is listed as living in Laurens, SC. The mother of Matilda and attributed maker of the coverlet is Sarah Martin, born 1815 in Laurens County. Sarah married John Ball but he died in 1830. She married a second time in 1835 to her husband?s cousin, also named John Ball. They had three children including Matilda Mahulda. The family is listed as living in Laurens County, South Carolina in the 1850 Census.</br></br><em>Brunk Auctions makes no warranty or guarantee whatsoever regarding the jewelry, its colored stones, diamonds, other gem materials, or metals, or as to their status as natural, treated, “earth mined”, manmade or other. Appraisals, descriptions, photographs, are offered as a service and are not intended to be a complete analysis of the qualities and conditions of the jewelry. All identifiations, information, weights, quality, cut, value and other estimates, are opinions, limited by examination and grading the mountings, the condition and cleanliness of the items. All gems, colored stones, diamonds, “cultured or natural pearls, fresh water, south sea, Tahitian pearls”, and other materials used in jewelry, may be enhanced by a variety of treatments. Brunk Auctions makes no warranties or guaranties that any clock or watch is in working order.</em>

tarnish, minor chips to diamonds, scratches to garnet