Anonymous African American Crown of Thorn Cotton Quilt. Hand-stitched cotton light weight quilt.
Some staining, otherwise good condition.
75" x 75".
Est. $400-600.
Ship: $45

Note from consignor: Quilt is from the estate of Hobbs Freeman who passed away, June 17, 2009. I knew Hobbs a little but was good friends with his best friend, Gordon Cotton, who pass away in 2020. Cotton was a local historian and writer and he and Hobbs lived by each other on the same property. I got a lot of quilts from the estate both Folk Art ones and some regular perfect patterned and colored ones. When I acquired the quilts, I went to Gordon about them because they are so unique. He told me that Hobbs parents had owned a country store in Fayette, Mississippi. He said it was his understanding that the Folk Art ones had been traded for goods at the store by some of their poor customers. Fayette is a very small town and most of its population has always been very poor. My best deduction is the quilts are 80 to 100 years old.