cherachael
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posted on August 10, 2006 11:53:41 AM new
Hi!
just found this at the local thrift shop.
have you seen anything like this before?
I am not a specialist in samplers, but this looks strange.
Any help will be apprecaited.
Thanks!!
Rachael
pics below: (if it does not show up, please tell me how to)
<P><img src=http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherachael/stitch.jpg>
[ edited by cherachael on Aug 10, 2006 11:54 AM ]
[ edited by cherachael on Aug 10, 2006 11:57 AM ]
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max40
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posted on August 10, 2006 12:00:56 PM new
I wouldm't call it a sampler. I believe it's a quilt showing a wedding scene.
To display an image remove the *s
[*img]http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherachael/stitch.jpg[*/img]
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irked
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posted on August 10, 2006 12:06:02 PM new
Looks like applique quilt piece in folk art? I am not up on quilt terms there may be a name for it but this is what I have heard on pieces like one showing scene.
Put image on like this[*img]url[/*img] leave out the *
beat to it LOL
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roadsmith
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posted on August 10, 2006 03:51:53 PM new
Asian of some kind. See the clothes and hats.
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toybuyer
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posted on August 10, 2006 04:03:26 PM new
I doubt Asian in origin. Crosses on church, white wedding dress....
The rays of the sun have a "running stitch", is that part of the alphabet on the right? It could (read could) be a sampler of sorts. The scene is appliqued. The fabric pieces have turned under edges and does not look machine stitched. Can't see enough to see if older or not.
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neglus
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posted on August 10, 2006 04:03:27 PM new
I was thinking Mexican/South American Folk Art. Look at the architecture. Maybe it's an Asian version of South of the border folk art?? LOL
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on August 10, 2006 04:05:45 PM new
The building's look more like adobe building's from a desert type culture like Mexican or Arabic. The cloths also look more Arabic then Asian to me. What is the word under the right house? Looks to start with Adel.
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aintrichyet
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posted on August 10, 2006 05:04:07 PM new
a lot of art handiworks from Panama were like this ... i think it's a 4-letter word, and i have a note into my girlfriend to remember what's it's called ... then you (might) see more similar on ebay ///
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hwahwa
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posted on August 10, 2006 05:40:52 PM new
ABEX to the right.
This looks like a wedding ,could be Russian or any Eastern European country.
Look at the costumes of the men,it cant be from tropical climate
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irked
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posted on August 10, 2006 07:08:18 PM new
Greek or Turkey?
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photosensitive
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posted on August 10, 2006 08:08:06 PM new
I have seen a lot of this style of applique in Texas markets that sell Mexican and South American crafts. I almost bought a jacket with a wedding scene that was something like this because there was a man with a view camera photographing the wedding. It was heavy wool and rather expensive so I talked myself out of it.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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zippy2dah
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posted on August 10, 2006 10:52:35 PM new
Is there a teeny tiny pocket sewn to one corner of the back side?
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rutabaga
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posted on August 10, 2006 11:25:31 PM new
My first thought also was Eastern European. An attractive piece.
Let us all know what you discover.
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zippy2dah
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posted on August 10, 2006 11:33:57 PM new
I asked about the pocket because I have one very similar and on the back there is a tiny pocket with a note inside (written by the artist) that describes the scene and gives a blessing. The note is in Spanish.
I guess Mexican or Peruvian.
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cherachael
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posted on August 11, 2006 01:35:34 PM new
The word "ADELA" is spelled under the house.
Yeah, it does look Eastern European to me. I am still cluless, was hoping to figure out how old is it, what's the value, and is there a special name fot this type of work.
Thanks again to everyone!
Rachael
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toybuyer
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posted on August 11, 2006 01:59:29 PM new
was hoping to figure out how old is it, what's the value, and is there a special name fot this type of work.
I'm sorry, Cherachael, I thought that was what we were trying to help you with since most of us don't know what it is either.
I'm not Catholic, but you might try this website in reards to the name Adela and go from there on a google search.
I don't think its old. And it might be "weird" but its needle work in which they might have been practicing various stitches.
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1126
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buyhigh
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posted on August 11, 2006 03:56:58 PM new
To aintrichyet. The needle work from Panama is called MOLA and this one is NOT.
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on August 11, 2006 03:57:20 PM new
A quick search for Adela quilts revealed this artist. It might be a Peruvian Textile folk art tapestrie / 3-D Arpillera Art Quilt.
The Adela quilt they have displayed is the "Noah's Ark" by Adela and is the 4th one pictured.
http://www.lucuma.com/arpilleravar.asp
1 out of 4 people are mentally unbalanced. Take a look at your 3 closest friends. If they seem alright, you're the one! - Kyle Stubbins, CMS
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buyhigh
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posted on August 11, 2006 04:01:07 PM new
Also the clothes are all wrong for Mexican and South American.
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max40
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posted on August 11, 2006 04:03:17 PM new
Here's one very similar to yours.
http://www.lucuma.com/craft_gallery/zoom.asp?s_product_id=ARP634M
[ edited by max40 on Aug 11, 2006 04:03 PM ]
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cherachael
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posted on August 13, 2006 09:17:46 AM new
you guys are AWESOME!!!
your help is very much apprecaited!!!
Rachael
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buyhigh
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posted on August 13, 2006 02:21:02 PM new
I would assume that this is a wedding scene but what kind of clothes is the groom in red wearing? And the black hat? It still does not look Peruvian to me because of the clothes. I would assume the guy in black on the left is the priest.
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