DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

Crazy Quilt

NameQuilt

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateJuly 31, 1888

Place madeBaltimore, Maryland, United States, North America

MediumVelvet, silk,cotton, brocade, ribbons

Dimensions82 11/16 × 82 5/16 in. (210 × 209 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dana Andrewson, from the Estate of Dorothea Reisenweber Tallman and the Reverend Clare Tallman, A.2015.15.1

Object numberA.2015.15.1

DescriptionThe burgundy silk backing has a centered dedication satin stitched on gold silk. The quilt front has a burgundy velvet border (18 c.). Many of the pieces are signed in running stitch (most names are listed in the notes section). Only a few of the quilt patches are embroidered (flowers), the majority are solid color in muted tones. There are some stripes, plaids, and brocades. The primary stitch is cretan, but there are areas with feather stitch and buttonhole. There is an appliqued moon and star in the center. The back is incribed in large, golden-yellow embroidery: "Presented by Willing Workers to Rev.L.M.Z. 7.31.'88