Wedding Quilt Tree Sterling Christmas Ornament 1998.  The design of this hand-made Sterling Silver collectible is based on a motif from a pieced and appliqued quilt in the collection of the museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in Old Salem, one of the nation's most authentic living history towns, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  The cotton quilt was made by Alice Baynes of Baltimore Maryland, c. 1850 and is known as a wedding quilt.  The quilts included exuberantly decorated hearts, and a central panel consisting of a Willow tree, two houses, and birds representing the union of two families through marriage.

The size of this ornament is about 2" X 2".  This item is in excellent like new collectible condition, and comes with all original packaging.  Hand Made in the USA.

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