Square from a 'Crazy Quilt'
1879–1889
- Medium
- Silk, tabby, satin, velvet & twill weaves. some have warp-face, extra pattern wefts, printing, or moiré pattern, cisele velvet Embroidered in silk floss & 2 ply twist. (Backed with tabby cotton after piecing.) Embroidery thru 3 layers Stitches: Herrinbone, feather, buttonhole, cross, satin, fishbone knot, & variations with line stitch
- Dimensions
- 44.5 × 44.5 cm (17 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
fansneedlework - quiltsilk (fiber)stripesprintingflowerspiecing (needleworking)twill weavingbedcoversatin weavingcotton (fiber)starTextilemoonneedleworkingembroidering