Bidspirit auction | Quilted Wall Hanging Featuring Bald
Quilted Wall Hanging Featuring Bald Eagle with Wooden Display Hanger Dated 2010 - This pictorial quilted wall hanging features a detailed fabric appliqué of a bald eagle with outstretched wings, perched on a branch. The composition is executed using a variety of patterned and mottled cotton fabrics, including various batiks. The central eagle motif is surrounded by multiple borders: an inner gold-toned patterned border, a thin dark blue batik frame, and a wide outermost border of mottled tan and brown batik fabric. The background is a pieced landscape showing a pale sky with stylized cloud formations. The reverse is finished with a dark, speckled fabric and a light blue batik binding. A fabric label is sewn to the bottom right corner of the reverse side and is printed with the following text: ”FREEDOM” Some gave, some gave all The Eagle Has Landed Made by: Terri Norris September, 2010 The wall hanging is attached to a custom-finished oak display hanger with a decorative stepped profile. The reverse of the wooden hanger features two metal D-ring brackets for mounting and is signed in black ink with ”Aug '10” and a name that is not clearly legible. Hanger width: 34 inches Quilt width: 31 1/2 inches.