Vintage Red and White Bird Hand Block Printed Folly Cove Designers Pillow
Vintage Red and White Bird Hand Block Printed Folly Cove Designers Pillow
A vintage hand block printed Folly Cove Designers fabric pillow in the rare bird in hand pattern, designed by Dorothy Norton, circa 1949, in red on white, newly down filled and backed with cotton. It is rare to find larger pieces of this sought after fabric, especially in this pattern and color. The down filling and linen backing are new. The condition is bright, fresh and excellent overall.
Height: 9” Width: 27” Depth: 5”
The Folly Cove Designers were founded in Gloucester, Massachusetts by Virginia Lee Burton, the celebrated children's book author and illustrator who wrote "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel", "The Little House", and "Mabel the Cable Car", among other classics, which have never gone out of print. Production of these textiles ceased in 1968 when Virginia Lee Burton died. Examples of their work are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Cape Ann Museum, in Gloucester, Massachusetts and public and private collections worldwide.