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Quilt

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1885-1900

GUSN

GUSN-38486

Description

Quilt in the patchwork style called "crazy," constructed from seven rows of five blocks each in a patchwork of silks, satins and velvets; embroidered motifs of plants, birds and other design elements.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilts
crazy quilts
quilting
crazy quilts
damask
machine sewing (technique)
moiré
satin
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
Needlework
Quilt
Quilt

Pattern

Crazy

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

52 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Grace L. Richards

Accession Number

1936.320

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