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Quilt

Description

Crazy quilt with mixed printed silk fabrics in irregular shapes stitched together, with a variety of flowers, animals, and figures embroidered in colorful thread on various scraps, with broad velvet border.

Date

circa 1880

Materials

Cotton, silk, velvet

Object ID

1979.32.1

Resource ID

9717

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. E. DeWitt Battams

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.