'Crazy Quilt'

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

'Crazy Quilt'

Place

United States (Object made in:)

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Made 1870–1900

Medium

Silk in a variety of weaves including cut velvet weave and a variety of techniques; painted; appliquéd; pieced, worked in squares; embroidered in silk threads in a variety of stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave, roller-printed

Dimensions

188 × 174.4 cm (74 × 68 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift from Mrs. Charles Iseminger

Reference Number

1959.87

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