Star of Bethlehem Quilt Square
Date1939
CultureAmerican
Place MadeYorktown, Virginia, USA, North America
MediumCotton
Dimensions53.3 x 53.3 cm (21 x 21 in.)
Credit LineOn loan from the USGA
Object number36.1.21
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DescriptionLabel reads "Made in WPA sewing room 1939 Yorktown, VA"; Loaned to State Teacher’s College between after 1939 and hung in various locations on campus and stored in Sonner Hall until mid-1990s. Possibly used in the Home Economics Division
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