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Crazy quilts

Scope note

Quilts composed of pieces cut from many different textiles, often including rich velvets, satins, or brocades, usually in irregular shapes and sizes, and often embellished with fancy embroidery stitches. Done in press piecing, usually tied rather than quilted, and rarely contain batting.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000198186

Broader Terms used

<quilts by pattern or motif>

Narrower Terms used

contained crazy quilts

Term used for

quilts, crazy

Equivalent Terms used

crazy quilt

Created

13yrs ago

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