Hand-sewn and Embroidered c. 1900 Owl Cigar Silk Quilt Andre Dimanche bird The turned dark wood handle

The turned dark wood handle is nicely detailed at the ends

which also shows some red marks

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Much more about her and her work here

This striking poster dates to the earlyish 1970s I believe

Hand-sewn and Embroidered c. 1900 Owl Cigar Silk Quilt Andre Dimanche bird The turned dark wood handleI think it was quite wise as well as resourceful of women not to let cigar silks ribbons go to waste, especially brilliant gold ones like these! (Meanwhile, their fathers or husbands were cutting and carving up the cigar boxes to make tramp art frames and the like.) While I've seen a handful of these quilts, this is the first I've seen made almost entirely using one brand of silks; typically it seems it was the practice to trade in order to have a