- Star of Lemoyne Piecework and Surface-appliqué Quilt
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Technical notes and description: Tabby-weave cotton face and back: cotton filling. Forty-two eight-pointed stars of blue and white printed calico form this piecework pattern. The stars are bordered within an applique garland of swags peaking in curved segments. The top center (pillow area) is undecorated, and the individuality of the piece is achieved by the application of two different blue and white sprig prints in the top corners. The diamond ground running stitch quilting is superseded by a garland following concentric lines around the edges.
Related examples: DeGraw 1974, pp. 67–68; Peck 1990, p. 204.
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceMarietta, Georgia; Barbara Arnold Sterrett (1927–1983), Houston, late 1930s; given to MFAH, 1983.
Exhibition History"American Traditions: Quilts and Coverlets 1760–1900," The Caroline Weiss Law Building, Lovett Gallery, October 28, 2001–April 7, 2002, Tina M. Llorente.
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