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Crazy Quiltcirca 1890

Not on view
Textile crazy quilt with marigold satin border embroidered with gold leaf sprays, interior field of irregularly shaped silk, satin, and velvet patches in crimson, cobalt, purple, and ivory, joined with decorative embroidery stitches
Title
Crazy Quilt
Place Made
United States, Ohio
Date Made
circa 1890
Medium
Silk and velvet pieced, painted, and embroidered with silk and metallic threads
Dimensions
63 1/2 x 56 in. (161.3 x 142.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. S. B. Milligan and Ms. Margaret Milligan
Accession Number
M.79.239.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.