Description:
Pieced and embroidered, silk quilt in a Crazy Quilt pattern made of 42 side-by-side blocks (7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows) in log cabin pattern with square black centers done in multi-colored satin, and pile velvet, palin and patterned silks, which have been pieced on a foundation; and a three-piece, red silk backing. There is a horse embroidered in one center; embroidery along the edges; and a rose, snowflake, rooster, and butterfly embroidered in the corners. 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; Silk Link to share this object record:
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