Description:
Pieced quilt in a Crazy Quilt pattern done in a variety of silks including plain and figured outlined in feather-edged, decorative stitches, and a blue vevlet border; a silk backing printed with peacock feathers; and cotton (probably) batting. Crazy quilts were very popular during the last quarter of the 19th century, and particularly strong in the mid 1880s. Silks in satin and velvet weaves, along with many other fancy fabrics, were readily available from mail-order companies, local shops, and stashes of remnants at home. Department stores, including Boston's Jordan Marsh, profited from the fashion by selling bags of scraps for one dollar each, and manufacturers offered ready-to-sew kits.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton; Silk Link to share this object record:
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