Crazy Quilt
Maker unknown
about 1900
Artwork Information
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Title:
Crazy Quilt
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Artist:
Maker unknown
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Artist Bio:
American
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Date:
about 1900
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Medium:
Pieced velvet, brocade and silk on cotton backing with embroidery
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Dimensions:
81 x 75 inches
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Credit Line:
Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Ms. Audell Herndon
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Object Number:
1978.2
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Display:
Not Currently on Display
About the Artwork
Crazy Quilts grew in popularity during the late 19th century and were primarily made by middle-class or upper-middle- class women as display items for the home. Constructed of small pieces of expensive, elegant fabrics, these quilts both celebrated women’s needlework as a worthy, industrious pursuit and reinforced the widely held belief that beautiful objects in the home enriched the spiritual well-being of the family.