Gems from Our Past
- August 28, 2019 - October 13, 2019
- Exhibition
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- Artwork
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- Artists
Porcella Gallery -
On Site Exhibition
Eight Point Star Quilt
- Cotton
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71 x 71 in
(180.34 x 180.34 cm)
- Unknown Artist
Here we see 64 pieced stars with tumbling block border. There are eight pointed stars, each one touching the next one, and each star done in a single fabric (usually). The white background with a zigzag border is pieced from the fabrics used in the stars.
Techniques: hand and machine pieced, machine quilted
Culture:
Geographic Location:
Credit Line: Gift of Kim Waide and William Greene
- Subject Matter: Art Quilt
- Created: 1880
- Inventory Number: 2008.394.004