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Quilt

Description

Maryland-made pieced cotton crazy quilt composed of 36 blocks of randomly placed multicolored calico patches. Quilt has a narrow printed fabric border. This is one of the earliest known examples of a crazy quilt.

Creator

Date

1839

Materials

Cotton

Dimensions

110 H x 115 W inches

Object ID

1996.39.5

Accession Number

1996.39

Resource ID

3797

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.