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Carpenter Family (attributed to)
Quilt, 'Sawtooth Star' Variationcirca 1850

Not on view
Cream-colored pieced quilt with repeating eight-pointed star blocks in navy blue and brick red, framed by an appliquéd border of scalloped fan shapes with tassel-like ornaments

Carpenter Family (attributed to), Quilt, 'Sawtooth Star' Variation, circa 1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Betty Horton Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Carpenter Family (attributed to)
United States, Virginia, Woodstock
Title
Quilt, 'Sawtooth Star' Variation
Place Made
United States, Virginia, Woodstock
Date Made
circa 1850
Medium
Pieced, quilted, and appliquéd cotton
Dimensions
90 1/2 x 89 1/2 in. (229.87 x 227.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Betty Horton Collection
Accession Number
M.86.134.26
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles