"Crazy quilt" with border of purple velvet 5-1/2" wide around frame of squares of varying geometric, abstract and representational designs stitched in silks and velvets; corners highlighted by green grosgrain ribbon. Central, rectangular block of tan silk; vine-like stemmed flowering plants; paisley motifs in each corner.
crazy quilts
damask
embroidering
machine sewing (technique)
satin
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
Needlework
Quilt
Quilt
Stem(?) stitched on right side fouth box down: 1883/1887
Crazy
Unknown
66 x 57 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Newton Webber Lamson
1937.1269
Title Textile Accession Number NULL
Title Log Cabin Quilt Accession Number 1937.1268
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