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Feathered Star; zig-zag

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-82

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

62.27

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Feathered Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

zig-zag

Brackman # or other source & #:

2254

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

prior to 1846

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

15 x 15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

center of 32 3/4 x 68

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Feathered Stars surround center green rectangle.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Feathered star blocks are appliqued

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

9

Width of pieces on the back:

The cotton backing is composed of nine panels with widths of 13

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white, blue, green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline; Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Pierce, Mariette

Where the quilt was made, city:

Matildaville

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

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

Made by Mariette Pierce prior to her marriage to Loyson Mosesw Stowe in 1846. Matildaville, NY is now extinct.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

DAR Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Washington, DC

Quilt owner's state:

Washington D.C.

Quilt owner's country:

USA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

Cite this Quilt

Pierce, Mariett. Feathered Star. prior to 1846. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-82. Accessed: 03/29/24