Lana Almedia Marcellus Jeffery (American, 1865–1935)
Aurora or Chicago, Illinois, United States
'Crazy Quilt'
INV-1204
Lana Almedia Marcellus Jeffery (American, 1865–1935)
Aurora or Chicago, Illinois, United States1896/1900
'Crazy Quilt'
Lana Almedia Marcellus Jeffery (American, 1865–1935) Aurora or Chicago, Illinois, United States →textileneedlework - quilt
Date
1896/1900
Medium
Silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps, some with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, some velvet, some with self-patterning; some painted, warp ikat, or engraved roller printed; pieced; appliquéd with cotton and silk, cut solid velvet; stamped; and embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, cross, double feather, herringbone, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; backed with cotton, plain weave; roller printed
Dimensions
196.4 × 169.3 cm (77 1/4 × 66 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Eleanor R. and J. Jeffery Auer