Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Luce Center
Crazy quilt patchwork square
Object Number:
1944.324
Date:
1875-1880
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. ( 0.3 x 29.2 x 41.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: center, on ribbon: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN / THE MARTYR PRESIDENT / OF / OUR COUNTRY"
Description:
Crazy quilt patchwork square centering an Abraham Lincoln commemorative mourning ribbon; consisting of random patches of silk brocades, taffetas and velvets sewn together in mulitcolored threads by herringbone, lazy daisy, straight and buttonhole stitches; lined with white cotton.
Gallery Label:
Crazy quilts (or "Japanese" patchwork) became popular with the Japonisme movement in decorative arts during the 1870's. Japanese and Japanese-inspired objects were highlighted at the Philadelphia Exhibition in 1876 during the expansion in trade by Western countries with the East.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur Gaskill
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
