Collection of Carole Wahler | January 29, 2025
Wed, Jan 29, 2025 10:00AM EST
Lot 6
Rare Sarah Berry 1894 Dated Applique Quilt, Hawkins County, Tennessee
Estimate: $500 - $700
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Bull's Gap, Hawkins County, Tennessee, initialed and dated in center "1894/SB", surrounded by brown and red floral appliques on white ground, 62 x 84 in.
Provenance: Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee
Note: This quilt was pictured in The Knoxville News-Sentinel on February 8, 1994. A similar dated quilt by the same maker can be found in the Quilt Index, Quilt Index record 22-18-1805, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1805.
Exhibition: Fresno Art Museum, Sarah Berry Quilts September 7- November 14, 1993 (accompanied by exhibition brochure and photo)
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Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee
notable staining and discoloration throughout, some picked and pulled threads and loose stitching, notably at edges
