Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Crazy quilt top
Object Number:
INV.12119
Date:
1888
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 5/8 x 60 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 87.9 x 154 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: at center: "O"
embroidered: near one short edge: "1888"
embroidered: on various pieces near center: "C.M.R.", "73", "A", "D", "M", and "CN" [or "NC"]
Description:
Silk crazy quilt top with large "O" and flowers embroidered on white satin piece at center; flowers, initials, numbers, and butterflies embroidered on other pieces; white (now yellowed) cotton backing with edges folded over and basted to obverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
