Square from a 'Crazy Quilt'
1884
- Medium
- Pieced Square Silk: Tabby, warp-faced tabby, damask, satin, velvet, voided velvet, satin weave with extra pattern wefts, and hand painted ornament, & moiré treatment. Backed with cotton after piecing. Embroidered thru 2 layers. Embroidered in 2-ply silk twist, silk floss, silk chenille Stitches: Herringbone, feather, knot, buttonhole, stem, line, cross, variations of these, raised basket stitch
- Dimensions
- 17 1/2 in. square
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
needlework - quiltcurvilinear shapespaintcotton (textile)silk (fiber)stripesflowersbirdspiecing (needleworking)quiltingtrianglesbedcoverrectanglesTextileneedleworkingembroidering