1850 - 1875 "Variable Star" Pieced Quilt
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Object Details
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- Description
- Names for quilt pattern blocks change over time, by region, and as variations on traditional or classical block patterns develop. This quilt is an example of the “Variable Star” pattern set in vertical strips. These strips alternate with 11 ½-inch vertical strips of printed floral striped cotton. Roller-printed cottons of many designs, woven checks, and plaids are used for the quilt. The top 6-inches of the quilt alternates the print used for the triangles in the blocks and the floral stripe fabric used in the 11-inch panels. The lower corners are cut out. A plain-woven ivory cotton was used for the lining; cotton was used for the filling.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1850-1875
- ID Number
- 1996.0044.112
- accession number
- 1996.0044
- catalog number
- 1996.0044.112
- Object Name
- quilt
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 84 in x 85 in; 213 cm x 216 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_1339553
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5f62-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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