OHIO ATTRIBUTED PIECED QUILTS, LOT OF THREE, hand-stitched, comprising a "Boston Puzzle" quilt in double pink and blue print fabrics, having 30 pattern blocks with a border to all four sides, straight-line and outline quilting, applied binding, multi-paneled feed sack backing with one panel having faint printed label for Buckeye Feed; an "Ocean Wave" quilt in double pink print and solid white fabrics, having 20 whole and five half pattern blocks with white squares in between each, border to top and bottom edge, outline, grid, and diagonal straight-line quilting, three paneled plain backing; and a "Nine Patch" quilt in various print fabrics, having 36 on-point pattern blocks alternating with whole blocks, quadruple border to all four sides with 16 patch corner blocks, straight-line, grid, and channeled quilting, applied binding, three paneled plain muslin backing. Second half 19th/early 20th century. "Boston Puzzle" 68" x 81"; "Ocean Wave" 71" x 79 1/2"; and "Nine Patch" 78" x 80".
Provenance: Property from a Youngstown, OH estate.
"Boston Puzzle" in good overall condition, top with overall light fading, some scattered holes mostly on pink fabric, two sections of separation at seam in center of two blocks, binding with significant wear and tears, backing with light toning, scattered stains and spotting, a few holes, and a couple of mends; "Ocean Wave" in fair to very good overall condition, top with light to significant fading to pink print fabric mostly in the center of the quilt, some light toning, a few scattered stains and spotting, a small hole at one corner, backing with light toning, slight bleeding/ghosting of pink color; and "Nine Patch" in fair to good overall condition, top with all-over typical loss/deterioration to dark ink on red fabrics, light toning to center fold lines and edges, scattered stains and spotting, binding with wear and significant tears, backing with overall light toning, scattered stains and spotting.