Crazy Quilt with Animals
A densely pieced crazy quilt covered in small square and irregular patches of silk, velvet and printed fabric, many embroidered with birds, cats, deer, fish and insects. A dark border with embroidered flowers and leafy vines frames the central field.
- Artist
- Florence Elizabeth Marvin
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- Pieced and embroidered “crazy” quilt; dyed and printed silk, cotton, wool and metallic plain, twill, satin, velvet and patterned weave fabri
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1611 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1886).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Margaret Cavigga Trust
