Thistle Cove Farm

Home & Homestead Living

  • Blog
  • Home
    • Thistle Cove Farm Privacy Policy
  • Homestead
  • My Story and Travel
    • Email
    • Facebook

Early Star of Bethlehem Quilt

by Sandra Bennett
TCF

27 May

This quilt is called the Early Star of Bethlehem Quilt and has Evening Star Motifs.

It’s beautifully hand stitched and dates from between 1820 and 1830. My girlfriend, Mary Lois, owns the quilt and her family oral history says the quilter was a Mrs. Pierce whose Yankee husband served in the Revolutionary War. Mr. Pierce was, supposedly, the first to fall in 1776 and died in Boston where there is a statue honoring his death as a British casualty. Many years later his widow carefully pieced this beautiful quilt.

The colors of the pieces are still quite vivid; there are nine squares of different colored pieces to make this quilt measuring 90 x 95 inches. There are a few small stains and some darkening on the backing of the quilt. Some front pieces are worn away, probably by the chemicals used in the dyeing process. Two small holes in the backing do not affect the front of the piece. There is some fading and light staining to the front, to be expected with a piece this old. A hanging pocket has been neatly seamed onto the back of the quilt.

I believe this quilt is for sale; please contact Leslie for more details.

Share
Pin
Email

1 Comment

« TCF Tours
Swap »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Or, you can subscribe without commenting.

Comments

  1. cyndy says

    June 3, 2007 at 10:52 pm

    What a beautiful quilt, with a beautiful story behind it! Thank you for posting about it!

    Reply

Comment Policy

Thank you for visiting Thistle Cove Farm; may God bless you, yours and the work of your hands and heart. My goal is to respond, here, to your comments although it may take a while. Anonymous comments negative, rude or detrimental in nature will be removed.

Generational Homesteader

Both sides of my family are homesteaders and I bring 25+ years of personal experience to the table. Are you ready to stake your claim and make your homestead dream come true? Your first step is to sign up for e-mails; it’s where you’ll get the help you need, your questions answered and live your Home and Homestead best life!

Browse by Category

Website Development By…

Gretchen Louise

  • Blog
  • Home
  • Homestead
  • My Story and Travel

Copyright © 2023 · Sandra Bennett · Thistle Cove Farm · All Rights Reserved ·
Ask permission if you'd like to use my photos or my writing. ~Sandra