Eight-Pointed Star

Name/Title

Eight-Pointed Star

Entry/Object ID

2012.001.003

Description

Hand pieced and hand quilted quilt with a block pattern the features various colored 8-pointed stars.

Context

This quilt was made by Susan Whitmore Coiner who lived on a farm called Long Meadows in Augusta County with her husband, David. Susan and David had 10 children together.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2012.001

Source or Donor

Alberta Shelton Stornetta

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Susan Whitmore Coiner

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1860

Place

* Untyped Place

Augusta County, Virginia

Dimensions

Width

81 in

Length

96-1/2 in

Material

Cotton

Color

Multi-Color

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Unsure of date of appraisal