The Jo Louise Brown Collection
Lot 102:
Description
Nancy Laughlin Miller, Sarahsville, Noble County, c. 1865. Pieced and appliqued in red and blue, with elaborate quilting. 75" by 72". Nancy Miller’s (1856-1937) son married Dora Rich, the grandaughter of quiltmaker Sarah Jane Beatty and mother of quiltmaker Mary Miller. Exhibited in "Ohio Quilts: A Living Tradition" at the Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio, 1984, and illustrated in the exhibition catalog and featured on the cover of the exhibition catalog. A nearly identical quilt is illustrated in Stella Rubin, How to Compare and Value American Quilts, p. 125. Rubin attributes that quilt to Nancy Laughlin Miller, but Mrs. Brown’s notes indicate that that quilt was made by Nancy’s sister, Rachel Laughlin Rich (1853-1934). Provenance: the collection of the late Jo Louise Brown, Zoar, Ohio. In-house shipping is available for this lot. Please see our terms for details.
Condition: Even toning, a few stains, hanging pocket.
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