Lot of Old Quilter's Templates, One Signed, Dated 1889 temperance Beautifully made and very substantial

Beautifully made and very substantial

but he looks the bit of a daring adventurer to me

and I have not found another original set out there for sale--just in design museum collections

Visible on back through the lamination are several pieces of tape that had been added at some point in attempt to hold it together

flagging to upper right corners

Lot of Old Quilter's Templates, One Signed, Dated 1889 temperance Beautifully made and very substantialFound in Maine, these are old hand cut cardboard stencils or templates, which would have been used for cutting pieces of fabric to be incorporated into quilts. The lovely blue leaf shape, signed on reverse (Catharine Hunsecker) and dated 1889, is clearly the oldest among them, more aged and worn than the others. I think the longest chain like one is particularly satisfying, too. Longest (with center fold): 14 5 8" l; blue leaf: 9 7 8" l. All pictured