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"Star of Bethlehem" Quilt
Possibly Newburgh, New York, United States
c. 1830
- Medium
- Cotton, various plain weaves; printed; some calendarized and glazed; pieced; lined with cotton, plain weave; pieced; batting: cotton; quilted
- Classification
- Textile
- Dimensions
- 306.7 × 320 cm (120 3/4 × 126 in.)
- Culture
- Newburgh
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Gift of Donald Young and Shirley Weese Young
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
This large bedcover presents a spectacular display of stylish English chintz contrasted with plain white cotton fabric and red patterned cotton, likely of American production. Piecing and quilting this brilliant array of fabrics was an ambitious project. Colorful large and impressively complex quilts became increasingly common toward the mid-19th century, as the availability of a broad range of patterned textiles resulted in the creation of quilts for show, fostering friendly competition among quilters.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
