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TitleCrazy Quilt with Animals

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1886

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk, cotton, wool, plain, twill, and satin weaves, some velvet, some with supplementary patterning wefts, some self-patterned, and some printed with gold leaf; pieced and appliquéd; some areas raised; padded with cotton; embroidered with silk, silk chemile, cotton, and a variety of metal threads in back, buttonhole, chain, detached chain, double feather, herringbone, knot, overcast, satin, single satin, sheaf, stem, and straight stitches; couching and French knots; embellished with gilt-metal spangles; metal, jet, and glass beads; backed with silk and cotton, satin weave; machine quilted with silk thread

Dimensions81 3/8 × 82 3/8 in. (206.7 × 209.2 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

Accession number2003.294

SubjectsAnimals in artFlowers in artArt, abstract

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Piecework: Conserving the Florence Elizabeth Marvin Quilt

Lorna A. Filippini and Christa C. Mayer Thurman

Conservation at the Art Institute of Chicago

While covers like the Art Institute’s Florence Elizabeth Marvin quilt are often described as “crazy quilts,” both components of this term are very misleading. The word “crazy” is inappropriate unless it is understood to refer to a rather disjointed combination of various sections; it is generally...

Author

Lorna A. Filippini and Christa C. Mayer Thurman

PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00032.009

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16609&redirecttoanchor=23308

Chapter subject tags:Art--Conservation and restorationArt museumsArt Institute of ChicagoMuseums--CuratorshipQuilts

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