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11-37-5137

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:

2440

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

75

Length:

92

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from a dear friend who took quilt from Manhattan to Montana; made in Illinois

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Medallion or framed center

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

embroidery -- variegated cotton thread generally used in knitting

Block shape:

Diamonds

Fabric fibers:

Linen

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

damask, plain weave, fabric ranges 1820 ( 2 step green) to 1895c (red floral print backing; quilt is believed to have been completed around 1895

Predominant colors:

Green

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Wool, linen damask, plain weave, top and bottom only; 8" pieced diamonds

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric, hand done

Batting:

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

foundation

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

Congo red floral print

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

missing wool weft in linen wool fabric. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

4005

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Star of Bethlehem

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1860c

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

sixty years of fabric

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Star of Bethlehem. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5137. Accessed: 03/28/24