Crazy Quilt

Phenix City, Alabama

About 1915

  • Titles Crazy Quilt (Descriptive)
  • Medium wool, velvet, embroidery
  • Dimensions 69 × 71 in. (175.3 × 180.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Norma Hoyle, 1980.196
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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