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QUILT INDEX RECORD

36-34-897

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection

International Quilt Museum Accession Number:

2006.043.0034

Owner's name for quilt:

Variable Star

International Quilt Museum notes:

Signature

Brackman # or other source & #:

1631c

How wide is the quilt?

90"

How long is the quilt?

90"

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c1850

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1870

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilt top made by:

Leonard, Mary B

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

Cite this Quilt

Leonard, Mary . Variable Star. 1850-1875. From International Quilt Museum, International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=36-34-897. Accessed: 03/28/24