QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5100
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
2375
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
80.5
Length:
78.5
Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):
White Broken Star
Quilt top made by:
Newman, Minnie
Quiltmaker's state:
Missouri (MO)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1869
Birthplace, city:
St Joseph
Birthplace, state:
Missouri (MO)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Date of death and location:
1935
Time period:
1930-1949
Format:
Finished quilt
Block shape:
Diamonds
Block size:
center star 40" sq; outer section star 19.75" sq
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Motif design, decorative:
Cables
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8-Jul
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
muslin
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Stains
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
4007.5
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Broken Star
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Newman, Minni. White Broken Star. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5100. Accessed: 04/25/24