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Memorial Quilt, 'Variable Star'circa 1850

Not on view
Pieced cotton quilt with hundreds of eight-pointed star blocks set on point in a diagonal grid, separated by rose-pink sashing, in a wide variety of multicolored fabrics
Title
Memorial Quilt, 'Variable Star'
Place Made
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date Made
circa 1850
Medium
Pieced and quilted silk and glazed cotton, ink
Dimensions
118 x 132 1/2 in. (299.72 x 336.55 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.91.230
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles