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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Stebbins, Lucy Doolittl. Ohio Star. 1800-1849. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1040. Accessed: 04/26/24