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Sara Pippen

Mariner’s Star Quilt

1839-1853

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Sara Pippen

Mariner’s Star Quilt

1839-1853

Physical Qualities Cotton, possibly linen backing, 92 1/2 x 94 in. (235 x 238.8 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Hinrichs, Ruxton, Maryland
Object Number 2015.372
Pieced block quilt composed of multiple blocks, each containing a 16 pointed multcolored star in pink, yellow, blue, and red set within a white circle on a tan square set on point. The squares are organized in a diagonal grid with sashing composed of two bands of green and one band or red printed fabric forming 9 block squares at the intersections. The quilt is lined with plain cotton and quilted in a variey of patterns including diamonds, concentric outline, and diagonal lines using colored threads. All seaming is by hand. Quilting is by hand. Stitches per inch to be determined.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2015; Dr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Hinrichs, Ruxton, Maryland
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Sara Pippen

2000–2000

Rocky Mount, NC
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