1880 - 1899 Margaret Simpson's Crazy-patch Parlor Throw
date: label: date made
content: 1880-1899
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This elaborate, tasseled example of crazy-patchwork was owned by Margaret Lenington Simpson and donated by her great-great-grandson. The style, motifs and fabrics that were used indicate the 1880s or 1890s. The motif labeled “Patrick Henry” was actually the conductor of a group of musicians in an embroidery pattern designed for a night-gown case. It appeared in the 1880s <I> Needlecraft: Artistic & Practical</I> by Butterick Publishing Co. Limited, N.Y. Other motifs are mainly floral, but also include birds, butterflies, and fans. The parlor throw was constructed in blocks, with additional patches covering the areas where they are joined. A variety of embroidery stitches were used for embellishment. It has a red satin, lining also decorated with embroidery.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Commander and Mrs. James P. Oliver, John P. Oliver, and Mrs. Ruth P. Hall
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12986
label: accession number
content: 248077
label: catalog number
content: T12986
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk, satin, velvet, ribbon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, silk, chenille, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 74 in x 74 in; 187 cm x 187 cm