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Feathered Star Variation Quilt
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| Accession #: | 3006.1 |
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| Title: | Feathered Star Variation Quilt |
| Object Type: | Quilt |
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| Physical Description: | This quilt is an example of the feathered star style. Feathered star is in block form with straight set Turkey red and white coloring. TOP: cotton, hand pieced, set straight, top and bottom borders 3", fair condition, faded, wear and tear. EDGE: hand stitched, home-cut straight binding, good condition. BATT: cotton, light weight. QUILTING: hand quilted, 7 top stitches/inch, medium stitches, quilting patterns feathered wreath in alternate blocks, circle motifs in center of star, puckered on back side. BACK: off white cotton, good condition. |
| Description: | Family history states that Alice Virginia Cross (1857-1931) pieced this quilt in 1875, likely in Missouri. Alice later moved to Washington, apparently bringing the unfinished top with her. She married Millard Fillmore Belknap (1852-1926) in 1892, and the couple farmed in the Colville area. Alice's sister-in-law, Ruth Elizabeth Clizer Cross (1879-1953), added the white bands and quilted the piece in the 1930s. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Bedding (Furnishing)
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County); Missouri (National) |
| Dimensions: |
Object L x W 82 1/2 x 68 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (Material)
quilting (Technique)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Lucile Grills, 1984 |
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