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Quilt

Description

Pieces of an unfinished crazy quilt created by Mrs. Hiram D. Musselman. In a crazy quilt, irregularly –shaped “scraps” of fabric are sewn to a lighter weight foundation fabric. Rows of fancy, hand-sewn embroidery hold the scraps in place in a similar manner to the earlier appliqué technique seen on other Baltimore quilts. These patched silks and velvets were never assembled into a crazy quilt.

Date

circa 1880

Materials

Silk velvet, silk, silk threads, silk damask, cotton

Dimensions

56.5 x 62.25, all strips with a 1-inch gap.

Object ID

1948.3.1

Accession Number

1948.3

Resource ID

3776

Credit Line

Gift of Charles F. Musselman and Francis C. Musselman

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.