"Lone Star" Appliqued Chintz and Pieced Quilt
Attributedattributed to
Mary Seeds Moon
(American, born ca. 1806)
Collections
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
Not on viewObject numberL2018.3.1
Unknown, American, 19th Century
mid-late 19th Century
Object number: 2024.26.3
Unknown, American, 19th Century
1850-1899
Object number: 2024.26.17
