QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-125

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

81.16

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Lone Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star of Bethleham

Brackman # or other source & #:

4005, 3772

How wide is the quilt?

93 inches

How long is the quilt?

97 1/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"MEL"

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

cross stitch

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1830-1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

Large center block: 78 1/2 x 74 1/2, 4 corner blocks : 14 x 14

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

large center block with 4 corner blocks.

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 1/2

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner border of narrow tan print,outer border of quilted vine with feather.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Linen

Description of the back:

table cloth with M and O woven pattern

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

85, 7 1/2

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

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?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Vines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Binding is discharge print.

Quilt top made by:

LUMM, ALMEDIA GIBSON

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mountville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Loudoun County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Virginia (VA)

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 Almedia Gibson Lumm wife of Samuel Dillion Lumm of the town of Mountville,in Loudoun County, Virginia. The identity of "MEL" is unknown as no one with those initials can be found in donor's family. See DAR 70.169 for another quilt from this family.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

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