19th Century Piecework Block in Lemon Gold Frame hand-carved doll Structurally very sound

Structurally very sound

representing characters from black life as she saw it in her town

The whole thing is constructed like a box

but which contains some irregularities

Dimension of cigar box: 6 3/4" x 4 1/8" x 2"

19th Century Piecework Block in Lemon Gold Frame hand-carved doll Structurally very soundI'm not in the least a quilt expert, but I sure do love color and pattern, and this framed piecework block just struck me as a really beautiful thing. Just right I think in this old lemon gold frame, which encourages close looking at its wonderful play of (happily not quite straight) lines and grids in light blue, cream, navy and white, made all the better I think by a few old stains, speaking to its one time function. To me, quite a heartening and