Dresden Star Quilt
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This quilt offers a variation on a traditional Dresden Star pattern repeated four times in block quadrants. The fabric for all four stars features the same floral print with green and metallic gold leaves and pink, yellow, and violet flowers on a dark blue background. Each star is created from twelve identical sections of the fabric print, carefully cut out and arranged in a circle. This results in four unique, highly distinct stars. The solid blue sashing accentuates the patterned stars.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0141
objectType: label: Type
content: quilt
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton, polyester, batting
label: Dimensions
content: 38 1/2 × 38 7/8 in. (97.8 × 98.7 cm)