1880-1900 Crazy-patchwork Parlor Throw
date: label: date made
content: 1880-1900
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: An unknown maker crafted this example of contained crazy-patchwork. Twenty 12 ¼-inch blocks are elaborately embroidered and surrounded by a 2-inch black ruffled border. The center of each block has a larger design, either floral or other motif such as a fan or a horseshoe. Birds, ceramics, and Kate Greenaway motifs typical of the era also adorn the throw. Silk, satin, velvet, and ribbon were used for the patchwork, which was lined with black pattern-woven silk. Chenille and silk embroidery threads were used for the many fancy stitches that embellish the throw.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Quilts
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Harry G. Meem and Mrs. Ann Carroll Meem Rogers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13108
label: accession number
content: 250072
label: catalog number
content: T13108
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk, satin, velvet, ribbon, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, silk, chenille (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 66 in x 53 in; 166 cm x 135 cm