IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This example of the “Feathered Star” ...

Feathered Star Quilt, ca. 1900 from ROADSHOW's Special: Junk in the Trunk Watch Beth Szescila's appraisal of a feathered star quilt, ca. 1900 from ROADSHOW's Special: Junk in the Trunk.

And this is one of the ones that he collected. APPRAISER: Well, this is a wonderful quilt. It's called a feathered star, and it's a very, very difficult kind of quilt to make because you have all ...

This example of the “Feathered Star” pattern was among several quilts, quilt blocks, and other household textile items that were donated in 1932. It is the work of Rachel Burr Corwin. At the time of ...