String Star Quilt
- Cotton, cotton flannel, velvet
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80 x 75 in
(203.2 x 190.5 cm)
- Unknown Artist
Three by three large stars, point to point with scalloped borders and edges. The quilting is done ‘in the ditch’ on stars, parallel diagonals in alternate pinks. The border quilted in straight lines. The back is finished in cotton flannel in rose pattern. Bound with a woven mustard color tape. Graphically strong with swirling pinwheel centers to each star.
Techniques: Hand pieced, appliqued
Culture: American
Geographic Location: North and Central America, United States.
Credit Line: Gift of Bruce Berman
- Subject Matter: Depression Era
- Created: c. 1930
- Inventory Number: 1996.241.012