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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

Unknown, Memorial Quilt, 'Variable Star', circa 1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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