Lot of Old Quilter's Templates, One Signed, Dated 1889 tramp art heart box and for the mish most

and for the mish most of imagery

and feels all of a piece

which had been attacked by plague

Just the right sort of attitude

24 1/2" x 20 1/2" framed

Lot of Old Quilter's Templates, One Signed, Dated 1889 tramp art heart box and for the mish mostFound in Maine, these are old hand cut cardboard stencils or templates, which would have been used for cutting pieces of fabric to be incorporated into quilts. The lovely blue leaf shape, signed on reverse (Catharine Hunsecker) and dated 1889, is clearly the oldest among them, more aged and worn than the others. I think the longest chain like one is particularly satisfying, too. Longest (with center fold): 14 5 8" l; blue leaf: 9 7 8" l. All pictured