QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5456
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:
2932
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
80
Length:
80
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from sister
Time period:
1850-1875
Note:
8 pointed stars
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Describe the quilt setting:
eight 8-pointed stars
Block shape:
Diamonds
Block size:
3.25
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Brown
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Echo
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Width between quilting lines:
1.25"
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
4
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
3777
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Star of Bethlehem
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1870c
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=11-37-5456. Accessed: 04/17/24