'Crazy Quilt'
1880 · Sixteen joined squares, most of silk, plain, satin and twill weaves, some with supplementary pile warps (velvet) and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; some squares of cotton, plain weave with supplementary weft pile (velveteen); embroidered in silk threads in buttonhole feather, running, stem, herringbone, satin and outline stitches and couching; appliquéd; additional design in paint and human hair; border: silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps (velvet)
Back: silk, satin weave; four panels joined
173.8 × 150.2 cm (68 3/8 × 59 1/8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
