Object Details
- Description
- Thirty 10-inch blocks were carefully crafted of velvet and plush fabrics to create this crazy-patchwork parlor throw. All types of velvets are represented; plain, cut, embossed, striped, silk with velvet stripes, and velvet ribbon. The effect is of a three-dimensional surface. Each block is constructed on a cotton foundation and enhanced with various embroidery stitches. The throw has a cotton fiber filling. The lining or backing fabric is a challis or delaine, roller-printed with a floral motif. The throw is bound on all sides with a straight strip of black silk satin fabric. The fabrics used in this piece represent the range of velvets and plushes (silk pile fabrics) available to the upper middle classes in America.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- unknown
- date made
- 1880-1900
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. H. B. (Clara Babcock) Blackmar
- Physical Description
- fabric, velvet, silk, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton. silk (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 70 in x 52 in; 178 cm x 131 cm
- Object Name
- quilt
