Handmade Antique Star of Bethlehem Variation Baby Quilt, 1868

Cotton, 1868, hand sewn and hand quilted, with center round medallion of pink, green, and blue printed cotton diamonds on off-white field framed by red sawtooth borders and appliqued sun and star motifs to each corner, cotton batting, backing is a coarser off-white cotton plainweave, binding is a pink print, fabric loops pinned to one side for hanging, and old fabric label stating in hand-written ink "Lena's baby quilt 1868" pinned to corner.

From the Estate of the late James McDonough III, Wilmington, North Carolina

Allover discoloration and fading; many tears, especially to red printed fabric; stains.