QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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