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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