AMISH SUNSHINE AND SHADOW QUILT 1940S~VERY WELL DONE LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. VERY FINE DEEP COLORS. Start Price USD 3,400.00 Current Price USD 3,400.00 Time Left 8 days 2 hours 28 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Saturday, January 17, 2009 Location Lancaster, PA See more about 'AMISH SUNSHINE AND SHADOW QUILT 1940S~VERY WELL DONE' Description gurly46 Store WORDS CANNOT SAY HOW BEAUTIFUL THE COLORS OF THE AMISH QUILTS ARE TO THE EYE.  THIS IS A BEAUTIFULLY ARRANGED AND QUILTED SUNSHINE AND SHADOW QUILT, MADE IN THE 1940'S BY THE AMISH OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.  SOMBERLY DRESSED AND WITHOUT THE FINERY DECORATING THEIR HOMES, OR AUTOMOBILES TO SPEED THEM ALONG COUNTRY ROADS, THE HORSE AND BUGGY LET THE AMISH ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE AND TO SEE WHAT WE DO NOT SEE, ENCASED IN OUR AUTOMOBILES. FROM THIS SEPARATION WITH THE "ENGLISH" THE AMISH BURST FORTH WITH SUCH CREATIVITY AND ABILITY TO USE COLOR SUCH AS WAS NEVER BEFORE SEEN.  THEIR QUILTING SKILLS ALSO EXPRESSED THEIR LOVE OF EXPRESSIVE FORM WITH FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE. THIS SUNSHINE AND SHAOW HAS A WONDERFUL BLUE BORDER AND DEEP PLUM INNER BORDER WITH OLIVE CORNER BOXES~A GREAT QUILT!  A GREAT WORK OF ART! THIS QUILT MEASURES 78 X 78".   WE SELL THE FINEST OF ANTIQUE QUILTS. OUR QUILTS ARE  IN ORIGINAL, UNWASHED CONDITION. WE FEEL WASHING AN AUTHENTIC QUILT IS WASHING AWAY THE HISTORY AND MELLOWNESS THE QUILT TAKES ON AFTER SO MANY, MANY YEARS. WASHING AN ORIGINAL QUILT WILL ALSO JEOPARDIZE THE ORIGINAL COLOR AND/OR AFFECT THE CONDITION; INCLUDING PUCKERING OF QUILTING. ANY COLLECTOR OF QUALITY QUILTS WILL LOOK FOR ORIGINAL CONDITION. WE HAVE A CUSTOMER FRIENDLY LAY AWAY PLAN AND IT HAS BEEN VERY AGREEABLE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND TO US. WE DO NOT JUST SELL QUILTS, BUT PIECES OF OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY, AND INCREDIBLE ART WORKS....EACH QUILT IS A "PICTURE" WHICH EMBODIES WORKMANSHIP, HISTORY, AND BEAUTY. YOU CAN PURCHASE 3 OR 4 CHEAP QUILTS OR 1 GREAT QUILT WHICH WILL HOLD ITS VALUE. WE SELL THE GREAT QUILTS. Place a Bid!