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Quilt Top, Crazy pattern

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The quilt top features a crazy pattern. The quilt top is square with a white border. The quilt top consists of many small, irregularly shaped pieces of fabric sewn together. The fabric pieces are various colors, including shades of red, pink, blue, green, yellow, orange, black, and white. The fabrics have different patterns, such as stripes, checks, polka dots, and florals. There are 6-pointed star shapes and fan shapes sewn into the quilt top. The quilt top has no discernible background color. The quilt top appears to be handmade. The title of the quilt top is "Quilt Top, Crazy pattern" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Silk, satin, velvet, and cotton
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
542 × 625 px
Museum record:
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