Gorgeous Old Handmade Blocks in Great Palette handmade wood sign with raised gold painted detailing

with raised gold painted detailing and lovely portrait of a red haired woman at center

it feels almost like a sampler

18" x 7 1/8" x 3/4

I would guess the quilt dates to the early 20th c

though I did then take out a magnifier to examine most every inch of it

Gorgeous Old Handmade Blocks in Great Palette handmade wood sign with raised gold painted detailingI purchased these at the New Hampshire show from a top dealer and am selling them at next to no profit, but I found them so juicy and beautiful I had to have them and deeply enjoyed playing around with them in order to take photos! The blocks were hand cut (well off square) then hand painted in a similar manner to color cubes but with letters on one or two sides on some (not all) of them, in this completely gorgeous palette with a third color used for