United States

Bedcover (Crazy Quilt)

1880/90
Silk, in a variety of weaves including cut velvet weave; brocaded; painted; appliquéd; pieced, worked in squares; embroidered in silk and metallic threads in a variety of stitches; backed with silk, plain weave; pompoms at corner
165.8 × 165.7 cm (65.3 × 65.2 in)

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