Lot of Old Quilter's Templates, One Signed, Dated 1889 temperance flagging to upper right corners

flagging to upper right corners

5 7/8" x 3 15/16" and in very good condition

purchased from a dealer friend from Maine

and would guess it has not very travelled far-- probably painted somewhere between there and Maine in the late 19th century

Lot of Old Quilter's Templates, One Signed, Dated 1889 temperance flagging to upper right cornersFound in Maine, these are old hand cut cardboard stencils or templates, which would have been used for cutting pieces of fabric to be incorporated into quilts. The lovely blue leaf shape, signed on reverse (Catharine Hunsecker) and dated 1889, is clearly the oldest among them, more aged and worn than the others. I think the longest chain like one is particularly satisfying, too. Longest (with center fold): 14 5 8" l; blue leaf: 9 7 8" l. All pictured