Vintage 1940s Nursery Rhyme Baby Quilt with Hand Embroidery - 34.5" x 56"

This is a lovely vintage hand-embroidered nursery rhyme quilt, dating to the 1940s–early 1950s. Each panel is embroidered by hand, featuring iconic characters like Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, Mary Quite Contrary, Mother Goose, and Jack and Jill, all set among cheerful flowers and winding garden paths on an off-white/cream muslin ground. The machine-quilting is in straight lines (see photos).

The quilt is backed with a coordinating striped cotton fabric in soft sage green, blue, and brown tones that has been knife-edge finished and machine sewn to form the binding. The batting appears to be lightweight flannel.

The quilt is in excellent vintage condition with some age-related, very light toning of the muslin (see photos).

Details:
• Size: 34 1/2” x 56”
• Era: Circa 1940s–early 1950s
• Construction: Hand embroidered quilt
• Technique: Hand-stitched embroidery (outline, satin, and decorative stitches)
• Materials: Muslin-cotton top and cotton back with lightweight flannel batting
• Design: Nursery rhyme theme featuring multiple storybook characters
• Backing: Striped mid-century cotton fabric in green, blue, and brown
• Colors: Pastel pink, blue, yellow, green, lavender on off-white muslin ground

The quilt comes from a smoke-free, pet-free home.