Charming, Very Naive Patchwork Squares Antique Crib Quilt bright white which is a pottery studio

which is a pottery studio in Gouldsboro

6 7/8" long x 3 1/4" d at widest

Brass with wood lining to as evident

a tapered base with hole at the center

In his retirement

Charming, Very Naive Patchwork Squares Antique Crib Quilt bright white which is a pottery studioThis has a bit of the feel of a girl's first attempt at making a quilt, long ago I'd call it a crib quilt, but it also feels like something of a sample to me, with nothing quite exact about it, which is part of what makes me love it. And the great old fabrics. And the red and white cotton thread ties. And that navy and white gingham. Found in PA, early 20th c. I believe, earnest and unfussy and super sweet. With chintz fabric on reverse, two panels