QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1040

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1244

Alternate inventory control number:

1244a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The surveyed owner states that the quilt maker's daughters also worked on the quilt. Their names were not provided.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt was given to the surveyed owner in the 1920s.

Quilt's title:

Ohio Star

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

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

c. 1830

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Bets Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Stebbins, Lucy Doolittle

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07/09/1805

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Ludlow

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Massachusetts

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

03/08/1887

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Stebbins, Aaron Warner

Quilted by:

Stebbins, Lucy Doolittle

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Doolittle

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

92.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

93 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

10 x 10 inches

Shape of corners:

T-cutout

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Variable Star

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

1631

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

37

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Premium type

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Roller prints and block prints

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White; Brown

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the quilt setting:

Two-block quilt: alternating blocks.

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Green; white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

.75 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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