Lovely Antique Quilted Silk Hexagons with Drawings at Center - Set of Three ginger jar but I loved it so

but I loved it so much there was no way I was not going to rescue it

-- one could position it to have the dates showing

Mid 19th century or so New England

printmaker and highly influential illustrator

The back rest of the one at left in first photo slants back a bit as if the more relaxed of the two

Lovely Antique Quilted Silk Hexagons with Drawings at Center - Set of Three ginger jar but I loved it soIt would have been quite a project to make a whole quilt of these, with the center hexagon of each featuring a tiny ink watercolor drawing. Im pretty partial to the house with tree and green grass, but the rose and pink rose and bouquet in a basket on the others make for a nicely rounded trio. All made of silk carefully hand stitched together, with cotton backing. Each measures approx 4 3 8 w x 4 3 8 t and are in pretty good antique condition, late