Quilt, Star of Bethlehem pattern variation

Creator Name

Ellen Morton Littlejohn;
Margaret Morton Bibb

Cultural Context

American

Date

ca. 1837–50

Source

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

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Title

Quilt, Star of Bethlehem pattern variation

Creator

Ellen Morton Littlejohn, 1826–1899, Maker;
Margaret Morton Bibb, Maker

Worktype

Cultural Context

American

Material

Silk and cotton

Dimensions

88 1/4 x 87 1/8 in. (224.2 x 221.3 cm);
height: 224.2centimetre;
width: 221.2979centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1837–50

Provenance

Gift of Roger Morton and Dr. Paul C. Morton, 1962

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Russelville, ("The Knob"), Kentucky, Logan County, Southern, United States

Source

Subject

Topic

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Ellen Morton Littlejohn, Quilt, Star of Bethlehem pattern variation, ca. 1837–50, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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