1890 - 1910 Alma Starr's Pieced Quilt

Description:

Alma Baker Starr crafted this quilt in the “Wild Goose Chase” or “Odd Fellows’ Cross” pattern. The quilt is composed of a vast sampling of late 19th-century and early 20th-century fabrics. Geometrics, florals, and polka-dots printed on cotton; plaids and florals printed on wool/cotton; florals printed on wool; solid colored wools; and silk and plain white cotton are all represented. The quilt has a white cotton lining and cotton filling. It is quilted to accentuate the pattern, seven stitches per inch.

Alma’s granddaughter, Alma Rosenbaum, donated the quilt in 1969. Her grandmother, Alma (nee Baker) Starr was born July 8, 1856, and died January 21, 1946, in Richfield Springs, New York.

Date Made: 1890-1910

Maker: Starr, Alma Baker

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Quilting

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Textiles, Domestic Furnishings, Quilts

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Leo Rosenbaum

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T14866Catalog Number: T14866Accession Number: 282099

Object Name: quilt

Physical Description: fabric, cotton, wool, silk, wool/cotton (overall material)thread, cotton (overall material)filling, cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 86 in x 85 in; 218.44 cm x 215.9 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-bcc0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_556470

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