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A work made of wool, cotton, and silk; plain, twill, and satin weaves; some self-patterned, some with supplementary patterning wefts; some printed; pieced; embroidered with silk feather stitches; edged with twill weaves; backed with cotton, plain weave; printed; quilted with cotton.

Mennonite 'Crazy Quilt'

about 1890-1900

Mennonite Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania

Wool, cotton, and silk; plain, twill, and satin weaves; some self-patterned, some with supplementary patterning wefts; some printed; pieced; embroidered with silk feather stitches; edged with twill weaves; backed with cotton, plain weave; printed; quilted with cotton

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