Antique American Six Pointed String Star Patchwork Quilt with Provenance: C19th, Missouri, USA Japanese Calligraphy Height: 7cm centre front

Height: 7cm centre front

A pair of fabulous hand painted tromp l’oiel panels with musical instruments

The ground is a pale and beautiful faded orange silk which is strewn with birds

A rare mid to late 19th century handmade embroidered Kantha quilt probably originating from Bangladesh

Antique American Six Pointed String Star Patchwork Quilt with Provenance: C19th, Missouri, USA Japanese Calligraphy Height: 7cm centre frontItem Details. An extraordinary handmade six pointed string star quilt made in the late 19th early 20th century by Cynthia Ann Bergner of Cedar Hill, Missouri (1858 1936) Its great to have the provenance of this beautiful quilt which can be found on a label stitched onto the reverse. We know who the owner was (Minnie Schmidtberger) as well as the maker, and exactly where it was made! The quilt has been hand stitched from a myriad of 19th dress weight