This quilt is a shinny cotton. The top is machine sewn together but hand quilted. It is very heavy. I couldn't believe how heavy it was when my husband handed it to me. It had no holes in it nor any worn spots and is queen size. He didn't pay much for it which surprised me too. This quilt was also in the Antique store in Crosby but I don't think it is very old. It has been washed a time or two but is in perfect condition. Each flower is quite large.
Last week my husband and I went to Crosby, a little town about 60 miles west of us and started going thru all their antique stores that are open. This town has many antique stores but most will be closed until after Memorial Day. I found this little doll in the back of the store and fell in love with it. It has a stamp on the bottom of the left foot that says Japan. It is in bisque and roughly done but I didn't care, I thought it was so cute so I bought it----for $5.00. The gown is made from 2 rectangles from a tablecloth or napkins, with openings for the head and arms and it has pillow case lace around the bottom and on the front and around the neck and the little gown is heavy. This baby will go no where weighted down by the gown! The lady in the store said it has been in there for a couple years because no one wants something so rough. I thought it was cute and care not one whit what it is stamped with nor how rough the bisque is.
Both the quilt and the doll are really neat finds. I don't care about the stamps on things, just the objects themselves are what interests me.
ReplyDeleteBoth objects have lots of love to give, so enjoy them.