Two pieced and appliqued cotton quilts late 19th century The first, patterned with "Missouri Rose", with solid red, green, orange and pink cotton patches within a tulip border; the second, patterned with "Birds in the Air", with abstract flowers, within a wide grid worked with variously printed and solid cotton pieces, heightened with diagonal line, conforming quilting.88 in. x 90 in. and 98 in. x 78 in. PROVENANCE: The Grant Collection, New York