Name/Title
Lemoyne StarEntry/Object ID
1998.004.004Description
56 pieced stars. 8'' star blocks with each star in two prints except one block. 3'' sashing in a print fabric. All cotton fabrics.Context
This was pieced by Sarah Judson Broadus in 1840 as a little girls "learning sewing". She then grew up, married, raised a family and left the quilt top in a trunk. Roughly 100 years later, Sarah's daughter Lucy Ann Stringfellow and her niece Lucy Catherine Bowie quilted the old top. The aesthetics of the quilt were sacrificed in order to best preserve and secure the pieces down.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1998.004Source or Donor
Lucy Catherine BowieMade/Created
Artist
Sarah Judson BroadusDate made
circa 1840 - circa 1951Notes
Pieced by Sarah as a child, then went 100 years unfinished until Eliza and Lucy quilted it.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall QuiltWidth
88 inLength
92 inCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodNotes
Staining on BC; Brown/tan print with "coffee beans" is sheering throughout quilt"Overall Condition
GoodNotes
A large soiled area, fugitive dyes, fabric deterioration, and some preservation netting.
