antique pennsylvania star quilt
“LeMoyne” Star Quilt
Probably Pennsylvania
c. 1840-1860
132 pieced printed cotton stars on a plain cotton ground, hand-quilted
78 ½” x 82” – mounted for display
$6,500
According to Quilts in America by Patsy & Myron Orlofsky, the “LeMoyne Star” is amongst the earliest of the star patterns and was named after Jean Baptiste and Pierre LeMoyne the founders of New Orleans in 1718. The Orlofskys note: “Through a gradual corruption of pronunciation, the “LeMoyne Star” became known as the “Lemon Star” in New England.”