MARY LOWCOCK'S QUILT

MARY LOWCOCK'S QUILT

Inscribed: "BY MARY LOWCOCK"
Inscribed :"Sept 16, 1892"
Powersville, Missouri

WHO made this quilt ??? (!) ???

You guessed it:  Mary Lowcock, who was a superb quilt maker, artist, and documentarian and who, thankfully, left us little wonder about her Folk Art treasure.  We know who made it, where, and when.  

We've put up many, many photos of this masterpiece quilt, made at the end of the 19th century, during the wild vogue for Crazy Quilts, of which this an "sort-of" example.  This one made of wools, and highly embellished, could also be seen as a Sampler made of Crazy-style blocks.

In addition to Lowcock's exquisite renderings of birds, animals, and flora of many forms, she added not only her name, etc, but she added her sister Sarah Lowcock's three initials in orange embroidery.  (Can you find them?) She also included two phrases familiar in the late nineteenth century:  Home Sweet Home and "Dreams of the Forest."

This masterpiece quilt is in remarkably good condition; it is intact with some places where the hand embroidery has slightly separated (visible in the photos). None of this detracts from the visual richness and powerful impact. 

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