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DH and I just saw this one, we figure the $300.00 estimate 15 years ago was by a person who did not know his/her stuff. Nice looking quilt, would not mind that hanging in my home.
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I don't think there is anything weird about watching that show. Thank you for the information, too.
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That is very interesting! But who would make a quilt and say don't ever wash this as it might be valuable in 75 or 100 years? And aren't 99.9% of all quilts made to be used? I love that show. Wonder how the appraiser knew the quilt was only washed once?
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I love the show...we watch it all the time.
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I would find it difficult to believe a quilt made in 1850 had only been washed once. In those days, quilts were made to be USED, and they were.
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Grandma Nan
I hope you don't think I'm too weird but I like watching this show on PBS. Weirdness aside, I was watching tonight and a man brought in a quite beautiful antique quilt- they estimated around 1850 but it was in good shape. It was obviously pieced and quilted by different quilters. There was quite a bit of applique on it similar to the Carolina Lily block, the centre had a version of a couple of US flags with crisscrossed poles.
Anyway the interesting part came in the assessment. The lady doing the critique talked about the obvious difference of the quilting styles and the different complexity of the quilt designs in each block. Some were simple and some very intricate and elaborate applique. She also said, "I can see that this quilt has been washed at least once maybe more. This decreases the value of the quilt because instead of being pristine it has some pucker and wrinkles from washing". The man said he had taken it for an evaluation and someone told him it was worth about $300. The lady said, the value of this quilt was $10,000 to $12,000 and if it had not been washed it would have been about $15,000
Just posting this for interest sake, if you think you are doing a heritage piece don't wash it.
Nan,
If I thought you were weird, it wouldn't be from watching Antique Roadshow! I'm just say'n! LOL
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Everytime i watch that show I look around my house.:D
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I love that show too, so I guess there are lots of weird quilters around here. But you know, I don't remember my mom washing quilts and bed spreads very often. Sheets, yes, but not the other "covers."
I know baby quilts are washed pretty often, but can visualize a regular sized quilt not getting washed for a hundred years. Obviously not used much, either.
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I too watch the show. Interesting on the quilt - I remember my grandmother taking the quilts and covers out and airing them out, which required a good shaking and hanging over the line - she seldom washed them - only if something got spilled on it.
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My first thought? I doubt the appraiser was a 'certified quilt appraiser'.
Al and I went to a quilt show this past weekend and they had on display a large crazy quilt that was (my estimate) at least a 100 years old. It was obvious, from the fabrics and adornments that several people had worked on it. There were many types of fabric and most seams were embroidered with a multitude of stitches I've never seen before. And quite a few of the blocks had applique on them. We admired the applique but found it was the most striking thing about the quilt - there were flowers, there was something that looked like a hanging basket, there was a donkey and some hairy animal that we thought might be a beaver. Some of the blocks had beads and buttons sewn on.
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Well, add my name to the "Weirdo" list - DH and I enjoy that show, too, I'm guessing because we're beginning to feel like antiques ourselves! :D
The appraisers comments about the value of the quilt had me imagining someone who finds a quilt in their grandmother's attic: "Don't wash that quilt!! The dust mites in it are worth $3,000!!" :lol:
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Oh boB you are so right!!! LOL. It would probably be from sitting at a quilting retreat listening to someone read a story about the TRUE story of the 3 Little Pigs, right??
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jjkaiser
That is very interesting! But who would make a quilt and say don't ever wash this as it might be valuable in 75 or 100 years? And aren't 99.9% of all quilts made to be used? I love that show. Wonder how the appraiser knew the quilt was only washed once?
I know. I was just sort of interested that she made a comment about washing the quilt. Many of us like to wash even before we give it away.
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SallyO'Sews
Well, add my name to the "Weirdo" list - DH and I enjoy that show, too, I'm guessing because we're beginning to feel like antiques ourselves! :D
The appraisers comments about the value of the quilt had me imagining someone who finds a quilt in their grandmother's attic: "Don't wash that quilt!! The dust mites in it are worth $3,000!!" :lol:
Welcome to Weirdos International. We could start our own club!!
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Yeah, but we have better soap now. It isn't wood ashes, lye and tallow. That sounds awful.
Here's a page with the receipt as it was called:
"Old" Soapmaking Instructions with Notes
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Some of the textile experts on Antiques Roadshow aren't as expert as they say or think they are. Years ago an online friend of mine told me this story.
He and his wife found a box of fabrics at a garage sale. When they got home, at the bottom was this quilt. They had it appraised by the expert at Sotherby's who was often the expert on the Roadshow. She claimed the quilt was by an unknown quilter, not American, possibly British, and from the 1800s, worth maybe $10k., Still pretty good. They decided to take it to the Met in New York. They told the folks there the story with the Sotherby's expert and they rolled their eyes and laughed. Turns out, the folks at the Met knew exactly who the quilter was, she was American, from the 1800s (she got that part right), and they had 2 of her quilts hanging upstairs in the museum, and a third in Chicago. What they had found was the 4th of a series. They offered to buy it from them for $150K.
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Denis
Some of the textile experts on Antiques Roadshow aren't as expert as they say or think they are. Years ago an online friend of mine told me this story.
He and his wife found a box of fabrics at a garage sale. When they got home, at the bottom was this quilt. They had it appraised by the expert at Sotherby's who was often the expert on the Roadshow. She claimed the quilt was by an unknown quilter, not American, possibly British, and from the 1800s, worth maybe $10k., Still pretty good. They decided to take it to the Met in New York. They told the folks there the story with the Sotherby's expert and they rolled their eyes and laughed. Turns out, the folks at the Met knew exactly who the quilter was, she was American, from the 1800s (she got that part right), and they had 2 of her quilts hanging upstairs in the museum, and a third in Chicago. What they had found was the 4th of a series. They offered to buy it from them for $150K.
Wow, I guess it really is worth going to garage sales and building your stash.
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Bob! Shame on you. hahaha
It may be estimated at that amount but is someone actually going to buy it for that kind of money? That's the question I always wonder about. We've got old coins that need to be appraised but I sure as heck have no idea how to go about that and whether the appraiser can be trusted to give me a decent assessment. I'd really like to unload those coins but I don't want to just give them away and that's what might happen not knowing a thing about coins. Has anyone had experience selling old coins? If so, please PM me with your experience. Thanks.
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