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Crazy Quilt
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Elizabeth A. Coleman

Crazy Quilt

1890

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Elizabeth A. Coleman

Crazy Quilt

1890

Physical Qualities Silk, velvet, paint, silk or cotton embroidery threads including chenille, ribbons, sequins, beads, 68 x 58-1/2 in. (173 x 148 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Julius Schloss
Object Number 1975.14.1
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1975; Mrs. Julius Schloss.

Inscribed: Embroidered in upper right (viewer's) corner: "E. A/ COLEMAN./ 1891/ Age 65 years."

Maker

Elizabeth A. Coleman

1825–1904

English, 1826-c.1905, immigrated 1850, active Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri until 1891
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