1850 - 1875 "Variable Star" Pieced Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1875
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Quilts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0044.112
label: accession number
content: 1996.0044
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0044.112
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 84 in x 85 in; 213 cm x 216 cm