So rarely do sets of period bed hangings surface. In most cases you find a portion of a canopy and maybe one other part such as a head cloth. Pictured together on a wall are the main elements of a dressed period canopy bed. There is a 110" valance, both side curtains which are two feet wide by 74" long not including the 1 2/3" original tape tab and a 53" high x 46" wide head cloth in the best tones of blue. Similar examples can be found in books on Deerfield Society work. Much of the original tape tabs and border have also survived and they are as found.

Two really wonderful men's leather wallets both with inset pieces and both in amazing condition. I have many pictures of these open and turned over should you want to see them.  The top wallet with the red inset is 6 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" high closed and open it measures 17". The bottom one is 5" wide x 3 1/2" high and open it is 16" long. Picture them on a stand or chest in your bedroom.    TOP WALLET IS SOLD

Beautifully stitched and set on velvet this religious image or icon is either French or Italian. Dating from the 18th Century ,it is in a period frame which measures 12 1/2" high x 10 1/2" wide. The icon is quite elegant and has a rich color quality. Looks fabulous over an early chest.

On these cold days and nights it would be so nice to wrap up in a wool blanket such as this. I've named this the pinwheel blanket because of the four circular designs , one in each corner of the blanket. There has been some conservation to the blanket and the design both.

Not very often do you find samplers that are from the same family. The samplers above are all from the Hacker family. One is a family registry. Pictured below are the individual samplers and their sizes. They are being sold together as a group.

Framed: 16" high x 21 3/4" wide. Sampler itself: 12" high x 16 1/4" wide.

Family Registry- Framed: 13 1/2" wide x 23" high. Unframed: 10 1/2" wide x 20" high.

Framed: 12" wide x 12" high.  Sampler itself: 8" wide x 7 1/2" high.

At the moment I have one deer hide with the hair on available. These are so great hung from a beam or used on the floor or even on a bed much as our early ancestors used these in their daily life.

The colors in this 18th Century needlework pillow are very rich and they seem to blend with the more neutral tones as well as the blue tonalities. It is 20" wide and 16" deep.

A needlework pillow made from an 18th Century piece that was probably used to upholster a chair seat or back. It has wonderful early colors on a dark brown background. It is 19" wide x 16" high.

Neat colors and animals as well make this a great 18th Century needlepoint pillow. Colors are as bright in person. It measures 16" wide x 15" high.

Made from an early needlepoint chair back or bench cover, this table mat has all the colors that go so well with early things. There is one mend and a few areas of wear but looks so good on an  chest or table. It measures 23" long x 16 1/2" wide.

Another table or chest mat with muted colors in a flame stitch pattern that is probably late 18th Century French. In very good condition it is 32" long x 20 1/4" wide.

Not often do you find patch work linsey quilts with this nice a muted color palate. It is large enough for a queen size bed measuring 89" wide x 100" long. Needs a few mends here and there but overall in decent condition with no fading and afforable.

What a great tambour fragment that is now a table mat measuring 20" square. Originally made as a table cover parts of it must have worn enough that the best center section was saved and used as the center of a quilt. As the quilt began to wear it was once again in the 29th Century returned to a table cover now bound in gold wool tape. The piece is French and the original work was done in the 18th Century. The colors are a dusty red with light browns and olives. Note the birds sitting on top of the flowers. What a nice touch. The back is a faded yellow with red dots most likely part of the quilt back. There are a few losses and some wear but very minor considering how many uses it had.

For anyone who has ever done a needlepoint seat, you understand the amount of hours it takes to complete the job. Maybe, someone got tired of the work because I just got this neat unfinished needlework top in a frame. Great earthy colors and probably from the early 20th Century. It measures 36" high x 30" wide and the pattern itself came from France.

Looks painful and probably was no fun to wear day after day but this corset survived just a few lacings in very good condition.  SOLD

An English 17th Century infant's cap embroidered white on pink with silver thread. It is edged in lace and has both its ribbon ties. There is slight fading to the pink but a rare surviver. It measures 4 1/4" x 5".   SOLD

These two petticoats are in great condition. The mossy green one is a heavy winter  weight one while the brown is much thinner and has beautiful quilting. These are great hanging on a treen hook in the bedroom to add color and texture to the woods around them or laying on top of a blanket chest.  BROWN PETTICOAT SOLD

A pair of really nice needlework pillows that work so well on a chair or sofa. Both are in great condition and have wonderful color

This small fragment is the remains of very early 17th Century hand done piece. Because it is so small, it is hard to know what the larger piece originally was but what remains is spectacular. It has been put in a black frame and measures 14 5/8" wide x 12 1/2" high.

This is a somewhat different sampler but certainly a wonderful innocent example. Found in Philadelphia it is signed and dated and measures 20" high and 15" wide.

A contemporary hand done with fine hand dyed wool yarn flame stitch chair cushion trimmed in wool tape and backed with linen.

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