'Crazy Quilt'

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lana Almedia Marcellus Jeffery (Maker)

Title

'Crazy Quilt'

Place

Illinois (Object made in:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1896–1900

Medium

Silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps, some with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, some velvet, some with self-patterning; some painted, warp ikat, or engraved roller printed; pieced; appliquéd with cotton and silk, cut solid velvet; stamped; and embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, cross, double feather, herringbone, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; backed with cotton, plain weave; roller printed

Inscriptions

Inscription (printed on ribbons): Mrs. A. J. T. Jeffery (ten times); AURORA (twice); Sept. 9, 1893 GUEST (twice); Sept. 9, 1893 N.A.S.E.; PROTECTION! HARRISON. MORTON. (1888 campaign ribbon); (William McKinley) PRESIDENT / (Garrett Hobart) VICE-PRESIDENT / WILLIAM J. BRYAN PRESIDENT / ARTHUR SEWALL VICE-PRESIDENT (1896 campaign ribbons); (embroidered): The dearest spot on earth to me / Is home, sweet home; (stamped): J (three times)

Dimensions

196.4 × 169.3 cm (77 1/4 × 66 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Eleanor R. and J. Jeffery Auer

Reference Number

1992.1206

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