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Title |
Quilt, wool, sick and velvet, crazy pattern, ca. 1870 |
Catalog Number |
1971.4 |
Artist |
Reader, Lelia Bates |
Date |
1920 |
Object Name |
Quilt, Bed |
Material |
Wool/Silk/Synthetic fabric/Cotton |
Dimensions |
H-92 W-69 inches |
Description |
A crazy quilt made of 20 18" squares. The quilt has very large patches sewn in various shapes and held together with large embroidered stitches with cotton thread. The fabrics consist of various wools with some silk and synthetic fabrics. Pink, purple, and blue are prevalent throughout the quilt top with various other colors. Along one edge of the quilt there is a tan patch with an embroidered tree and a maroon colored patch in the shape of a L with the name "Lelia 1920" in the L shaped patch. There is another brown patch with a red tree embroidered in it. Most of the patches only have embroidery along the edges of the patch. Along one edge of the quilt there is a row of blocks with fabrics that are much brighter than the rest of the quilt and this row has bright red, orange, and green. The back of the quilt has a muted purple satin.There are no visible ties on the front or back of the quilt. "Lelia 1920" in upper right corner. |
Search Terms |
Bedding Crazy Quilts Embroidery Sewing Silk Textile fabrics Wool |
Featured Collection |
Textile |