Lot Number:
21
Item Location:
Broomfield
Preview Date/Time:
Online photos
Pickup Date/Time:
June 29-30 10:00am-4:00pm
Start Date/Time:
06/21/26, 7:00 AM
End Date/Time:
06/28/26, 7:21:00 PM
Description:
This is a substantial antique handmade crazy patchwork quilt dating to approximately the late 19th to early 20th century, circa 1890-1920, constructed entirely from salvaged fabric scraps including cotton shirting, wool plaids, stripes, and woven textiles in a wide array of earth tones, reds, greens, blues, and browns. The quilt follows the classic American crazy quilt tradition, wherein irregularly shaped fabric pieces are assembled in a non-repeating, improvisational layout — a technique popularized during the Victorian era as a form of domestic thrift and artistic expression, particularly common in rural Midwestern and Western households including Colorado homesteads. The quilt is tied rather than hand-quilted, secured throughout with distinctive bright pink yarn knots spaced approximately 4-6 inches apart across the entire surface, a practical finishing method common to utilitarian farm and ranch quilts of this period. Fabric patches include a remarkable variety of period-correct woven textiles — shirting stripes, madras-style plaids, wool suiting scraps, and cotton dress goods — suggesting the maker repurposed clothing and household textiles over many years, making this a genuine textile time capsule. The quilt appears to measure approximately 70x80 inches, fitting a full to queen-size bed, and displays a gray-toned border binding around the perimeter. Condition is Fair to Good for its age: the quilt shows honest wear consistent with 100+ years of use including fraying at numerous patch edges, fabric thinning and splitting in several areas particularly toward the center, general soiling and age toning throughout, and some loss of batting loft. The pink yarn ties remain largely intact. Despite wear, the quilt retains strong visual impact and is a compelling example of American folk textile art suitable for display, study, or as a primitive decorative piece.