Eleanor Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used quality handmade bedspread and pillows. The beautiful double bedspread successfully captures the essence of the first lady’s superior taste and is hand-made in a ‘yo-yo’ quilt pattern of individual cream, peach, and light pink satin rosettes, and is accompanied by two delicate matching throw pillows. Accompanied by a detailed 1982 letter of provenance on White House letterhead, by Lillian Rogers Parks, who was a best selling author as well as housekeeper and seamstress at the White House for over 30 years, from President Hoover through President Eisenhower. Letter reads, in part: “When President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away…the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, called a few White House staff members into her bedroom. Many personal effects were there. She said, ‘Take what you want now, because the rest is going to Hyde Park and you will never have another chance.’ I was given this exquisite bedspread and several other things…This exquisite bedspread was owned by First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of handwork I have ever seen. I do not recall who may have given it to her…This is a personal item that belonged to First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.” In fine condition. This exceptionally well-crafted piece—essentially a work of art—impressively resided on the bed of the iconic first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.
