Vintage Hand Embroidered Crib Nursery Quilt

Updated August 26, 2026

This auction lot features a vintage hand-embroidered sampler crib quilt showcasing a charming grid layout of nursery and storybook motifs on an off-white cream muslin base. The detailed hand-stitched embroidery includes a wide array of colorful characters, animals, and themes such as Sunbonnet Sue, classic birds, baskets of flowers, teddy bears, a giraffe, ducks, and various days of the week panels. Each individual square is framed by crisp accent machine-stitching lines, and the entire perimeter terminates with a coordinating light blue fabric rolled binding edge. The reverse side features a clean, solid cream fabric backing that nicely shows off the extensive hand-quilted design underneath. This folk-art nursery piece displays a well-preserved historic character with minor natural fabric creasing, a vertical fold line discoloration down the center seam, and a few faint storage smudges as shown in the close-up images, with zero structural compromises or edge fraying. It serves as an exceptional collectible item for traditional textile collections, a unique wall display for a nursery, or an attractive decorative accent for primitive country lodging staging. Please review all the provided front, backing, and close-up detail photographs to carefully evaluate the stitch work, pattern details, and exact cosmetic state.

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