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QUILT INDEX RECORD

10-7-29

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection; Paul D. Pilgrim Collection

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

PT1997.05.09

Object/Title:

Nine Patch Stars

Date of object:

1996

How wide is the quilt?

77.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

76.500 inches

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt top made by:

Pilgrim, Paul D.

Quilted by:

Fisher, Toni

Time period:

1976-1999

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

National Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Paducah

Quilt owner's state:

Kentucky (KY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

The Paul Pilgrim quilts were donated by his partner, Gerald E. Roy, after Paul's death in 1996.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Male

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date of death:

1996

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Paul learned to sew from from an aunt on his mother's side. His paternal grandmother, Sara Laura Shipman (Pilgrim) was an experienced quiltmaker, and Paul became interested in quilts through her.

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum

Cite this Quilt

Pilgrim, Paul D. Nine Patch Stars. 1996. From National Quilt Museum, National Quilt Museum Collection; Paul D. Pilgrim Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=10-7-29. Accessed: 03/28/24