QUILT INDEX RECORD
36-34-958
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:
2006.043.0209
Owner's name for quilt:
Star of Bethlehem
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Lone Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
4005
How wide is the quilt?
95"
How long is the quilt?
93"
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c1830
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilt top made by:
Maker, Unknown
Where was the quilt made?
Possibly made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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
Maker, Unknow. Star of Bethlehem. 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=36-34-958. Accessed: 04/20/24