Pieced and Applique Folk Art Quilt "Scenes of American Life,"

Pieced and Applique Folk Art Quilt "Scenes of American Life," made by Mrs. Cecil White, Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1925-30, composed of fifty-five vignettes depicting figures engaged in various pursuits, including a bartender serving his patrons, a rodeo star, tennis players, golfers, baseball players, a billiards scene, sweethearts, a man who has climbed up a ladder to his paramour, men in uniform, a man getting his shoes shined, among many other identifiable scenes, all bordered by touring cars, pickup trucks, and steam locomotives, 77 x 66 in.

Provenance: America Hurrah, New York; Mendelsohn Collection; Fred Giampietro; Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York; to a private Massachusetts collection.