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Historic New England
Digitized Museum Collections
Crazy quilt
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Item Information
Title:
Crazy quilt
Description:
Central diamond of stripes; remains of plaid center. Body comprised of pieced diamonds; interiors of various patchwork shapes. Sawtooth border of stripes; outer border of purple floral velvet.
Creator:
Whitehouse, Sarah Mahtilda
Date:
1885–1900
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brocade (textile)
stitching (generic process)
machine sewing (technique)
piecing (needleworking)
printing (process)
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
crazy quilts
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
floral patterns
geometric patterns
stripes
plaids (garments)
Silk
Velvet
Brocade
Machine Sewn
Hand Stitched
Pieced
Transfer Printed
Crazy
Floral
Bird
Geometric
Plaid
Stripe
Striped
Places:
New Hampshire
Extent:
68 in. x 67.25 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/47488
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
1967.163
Identifier:
47488
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