Star of Bethlehem Quilt
- Cotton
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89 x 87.5 in
(226.06 x 222.25 cm)
- Unknown Artist
Large scale center star (made of eight rows of diamonds) with four corner stars. Floating applique Le Moyne stars. All set on printed striped background. The quilting is done by the piece in stars. There are flowers in corner blocks and wreath in floating stars. The back has a Victorian paisley cotton print. A vibrant quilt with good graphic impact with an extraordinarily large scale.
Techniques: Hand pieced, hand quilted
Culture: American
Geographic Location: North and Central America, United States, Pennsylvania
Credit Line: Gift of Bruce Berman
- Subject Matter: American Victorian Era
- Created: c. 1900
- Inventory Number: 1996.241.008
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