St. Louis Star quilt block

Carrie A. Hall, artist

1866–1955

St. Louis Star quilt block, circa 1930

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: cotton; piecing

Credit line: Gift of Carrie A. Hall

Accession number: 1938.0311

Not on display

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Archive Label 2003:
The star is one of the most popular quilt motifs, and over 100 patterns carry the name. This particular design comes from a catalogue published by the Ladies’ Art Company, a mail-order quilt pattern company that was based in St. Louis.