"Carpenter's Wheel", "Dutch Rose", or "Double Star" quilt

Quilt, “Carpenter’s Wheel” or “Dutch Rose” or “Double Star” pattern

Mary Ann Rouse Thomas

1880-1910

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Large quilt in a variation of the "Whig's Defeat" pattern, on a cream-colored cotton ground a grid of twelve squares each enclosed in a pattern of double bands of repeating nailhead, or dogtooth, motifs in red cotton, at each corner an eight-point star in alternating orange and red, in the center of each square a cream-colored diamond on light blue ground with half-circle notches at each corner highlighted by a band of like nailhead motifs also in red, the backing cream-colored cotton, edged in red.
Footed vase with trumpet-like body, and two handles resembling arms held akimbo. Multiple glazes consisting of purple, green, rose, and ochre hues give a mottled or marbleized appearance.
Small columnar, slightly tapered chunky paperweight of clear glass with morning glory flowers and daisies along with other foliage, including plant roots, and a honey bee suspended in the middle.
Four-Pointed Star quilt, two red borders