Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Crazy quilt, pieces of silk and ribbon feather-stitched together
Title
Crazy quilt, pieces of silk and ribbon feather-stitched together
Object name
Crazy quilt
Date
1886
Medium
Silk, velvet, cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 75 x 63 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 190.5 x 161.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Crazy quilt with twenty silk feather-stitched patchwork blocks; each corner block with fan motif; maroon velvet border edged with machine-made cotton lace ruffle; light greenish-blue cotton backing.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Eva L. Guernsey
Object Number
1946.49
Marks
embroidered: top row, second block from left: "E. D. G. / 1886"
Gallery Label
The maker of this quilt, Elizabeth D. Guernsey, was the wife of Rocellus S. Guernsey and the mother of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
