The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Crazy Quilt
c. 1887–1900
maker
(American, 1844–1911)
Overall: 186.7 x 182.9 cm (73 1/2 x 72 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Crazy quilts got their name from being made of seemingly random scraps of material assembled in an apparently arbitrary pattern.Description
Made from an eye-catching combination of fabrics and ribbons, this quilt was created by Louisa Joiner, whose initials appear on a panel at lower right. Some of its pieces are believed to be scraps cut from clothing worn on lake cruises. Little is known about the artist aside from the fact she was married to a captain who sailed on the Great Lakes.- Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” June 19, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. Mentioned: p.3 archive.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2000.63