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Quilt, 'Blazing Star with Peacocks'circa 1850

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Pieced and appliquéd quilt with a large eight-pointed Lone Star in radiating bands of red, orange, yellow, and green, surrounded by cream panels and a border printed with birds, pineapple-like fruits, and flowering vines

Unknown, Quilt, 'Blazing Star with Peacocks', circa 1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Janis Hazelton David Estate, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Quilt, 'Blazing Star with Peacocks'
Place Made
United States, New York, Staten Island, Tottenville
Date Made
circa 1850
Medium
Pieced, appliquéd (broderie perse), and quilted cotton
Dimensions
84 1/2 x 84 13/16 in. (214.63 x 215.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Janis Hazelton David Estate
Accession Number
AC1992.105.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles