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QUILT INDEX RECORD

36-34-900

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection

International Quilt Museum Accession Number:

2006.043.0218

Owner's name for quilt:

Eight Pointed Star

International Quilt Museum notes:

Signature

How wide is the quilt?

105"

How long is the quilt?

100"

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Embroidery

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c1830

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

1850

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilt top made by:

Maker, Unknown

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

Cite this Quilt

Maker, Unknow. Eight Pointed Star. 1850-1875. From International Quilt Museum, International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=36-34-900. Accessed: 03/28/24