Antique exquisite handmade crocheted bedspread 19thC American for Sale

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Antique exquisite handmade crocheted bedspread 19thC American For Sale

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Antique exquisite handmade crocheted bedspread 19thC American:
$310.33

This is an artisan crafted handmade crocheted bedspread created by a family member in the US (probably in Virginia) in the 19thC (the date 1885 is stitched on the bottom left corner). There are initials stitched into the top right and left corners and a name (?) stitched into the right bottom corner. It is laid out on a super king size bed (UK) / king size bed (US).
The quilt has been kept well and there are only two very small repairs required (images), and there are two faint stains (in images). It has not been used over the past five decades. The extraordinary quality of the workmanship and craftwork is evident in the photographs.
Please message us if you have any questions about this beautiful object or its history.
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Some historical notes:

the name \'Rixey\' appears on the item. We believe this refers to the family of John Franklin Rixey of Culpeper Country, Virginia. Rixey was a Democratic US Representative for Virginia\'s 8th District from 1897 to 1907.
The name or initials Mary Barbour Compton and Edith Presley Rixey Moore appear as well, and these are both daughters of John Franklin Rixey and Fanny Thomas Beckham.
The name \'Presley\' was a family name belonging to J F Rixey\'s father (Presley Morehead Rixey) and older brother Presley Marion Rixey.
There still exists a small settlement in Culpeper County called \'Rixeyville\' which is believed to come from this era. The Post Office there was founded in 1818 and it seems very likely that Rixeyville was population centre of the Rixey Plantations in Culpeper County.
J F Rixey would have been considered an important man in his area; elected 5 times to Congress he also was very active in supporting Civil War veterans and introduced the Bill in Congress that ultimately created Manassas Battlefield Park. This is particularly notable because as a southerner, Rixey would have been on the losing side of the war and the implication of the available histories suggest that his family were slave owners in Virginia.
The piece was passed through several generations until it ended up in the hands of my wife who grew up in neighbouring Prince William County, Virginia. It\'s not quite clear how the piece ended up with the Sinclair family apart from the physical proximity in Virginia.