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"Lone Star" Appliqued Chintz and Pieced Quilt

Attributed (American, born ca. 1806)
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1840
Mediumcotton
Dimensions128 × 129 in. (325.1 × 327.7 cm.)
DescriptionCotton printed fabrics and chintz comprised of five stars of pieced diamonds against a white background with four floral branches with bird appliques between the stars in broderie perse technique, borders of small red triangles separate the large central area from the succeeding borders, one border features eight-pointed stars, each made of a different single fabric, the final border being a strip of glazed chintz. Very fine hand quilting at 14 stiches per inch in a variety of designs, the quilting includes trapunto in the horn of plenty and feathered plumes with close background stitching. White muslin backing in three sections with self-binding.
Credit LineJonathan and Karin Fielding Collection
Status
On view
Object numberL2018.3.1
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n.d.
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Ascension
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Mary Peters Hewins
ca. 1800
Object number: L2015.41.84
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Object number: L2015.41.82
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Philip Webb
ca. 1864
Object number: 2000.5.45