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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:Patchwork "Crazy" Quilt
Date Made:19th/20th century
Type:Bedding
Materials:silk patchwork
Measurements:Overall: 54 1/4 in x 61 7/8 in; 137.8 cm x 157.2 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1975.102
Credit Line:Gift of Miss Katherine Cowles
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College

Description:
This crazy quilt pattern of fine materials is inspired by Japanese kesas (Buddhist monks' robes made of patches of fine materials donated by the faithful)

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