Antique Courthouse Square Quilt: 1870s-1880s; 70x70"

This is a Courthouse Square Quilt from the 1870s-1880s that is made from a beautiful combination of antique cotton prints and has been machine-quilted with a sewing machines. Sewing machines became available to consumers in the early 1800s and by the 1860s were fairly common. By the end of the 19th Century they were considered a "must-have."

Here, the quilter used the sewing machine to quilt straight lines, diamonds and squares throughout the quilt.

The back is an off-white cotton while the binding is a red-checkerboard cotton that has been machine stitched to the front and hand-stitched (in very tiny stitches) to the back. The cotton batting is very lightweight.

The quilt is in excellent antique condition with some fraying of the binding and overall fading of the fabrics. There are also several tiny dark spots (less than 1/8 inch) on the back that do not show or effect the front.

It is approximately 70 inches by 70 inches and comes from a smoke-free and pet-free home. Pictured on a queen-size bed.