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Collections

Quilt for Four Poster Bed, 'Variable Star'1725-1750

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Patchwork quilt with houndstooth ground fabric, pieced star and X-shaped blocks in crimson red, marigold orange, olive green, and brown, with red binding and notched lower corners
Title
Quilt for Four Poster Bed, 'Variable Star'
Place Made
United States, New England
Date Made
1725-1750
Medium
Pieced and quilted wool
Dimensions
104 1/2 x 102 1/2 in. (265.43 x 260.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Betty Horton Collection
Accession Number
M.81.327.2
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.