Antique Vermont Maple Leaf Quilt – Late 19th Century – Hand Pieced & Exquisitely Hand Quilted – 63” x 74”

An exquisite antique Vermont Maple Leaf quilt dating to the late 19th century, likely 1880-1890s, featuring a striking arrangement of deep green maple leaves, vibrant red prints, and intricate black, red, and cream calico fabrics.

The maple leaf blocks are arranged in a repeating diagonal pattern with green leaves pieced from a tiny green-yellow floral print. A narrow cream printed inner border frames the pieced center, while a wide red outer border frames the rest of the quilt.

The hand quilting is exceptional, with very fine, closely spaced stitches all worked in a triple diagonal quilting pattern that was very common in the late 1800s. The precise stitching is especially evident across the wide borders and on the back, with the dense quilting reflecting extraordinary workmanship.

The back is offwhite cotton while the binding is a small floral print that has been handstitched to both sides. The cotton batting is very lightweight and thin.

Details
* Pattern: Vermont Maple Leaf
* Date: Late 1800s to early 1900s, 1880-1890s
* Size: 63” x 74”
* Fabrics: Antique printed cottons, including green floral, red calico, black-and-cream novelty prints, and assorted shirting fabrics
* Construction: Hand pieced
* Quilting: Entirely hand quilted with exceptionally fine stitching in a triple diagonal pattern
* Borders: Narrow cream printed inner border and wide red printed outer border
* Binding: Narrow contrasting printed cotton binding
* Backing: Natural cream cotton
* Origin: American

CONDITION: Excellent antique condition, especially considering its age. The colors remain wonderfully vibrant, the piecing is intact, and the fine hand quilting is beautifully preserved. There is light toning in spots to the cream backing that does not effect the front. The quilt has been soaked, freshly hand washed and line dried, giving it a light, natural, sun-dried cotton scent (not artificially fragranced).