Starting immediately, Ardis James dedicated herself to documenting her quilts as they joined the collection, just as any museum curator might do. Frequently, the descriptions were straightforward, almost clinical enumerations of the quilt's physical, visual, and historical characteristics. Many entries, however, displayed her flair with language, her ability to succinctly and deftly summarize what made a quilt notable. In the catalog entry for this c. 1890-1910 quilt, she said: "Most String Stars are lost in their own busyness, but this one is stately and graphic without losing the essential qualities of irregular piecing and color placement that one expects to see.  The subtlety of the neutral background enhances the bold abstract quality of its stars -- this quilt is a very effective example of the pattern."