American Crazy Quilt Possible Casket Cover, Dated 1908

Assorted fabrics including wool, cotton, and silk, with solid and plaid scraps sewn into large squares and embroidered with decorative stitching in bright yarns, dated 1908 in embroidery, lined with tan pieced cotton.

33.5 x 71 in.

Crazy quilt casket covers were a tradition among some communities in the Southeastern United States, typically made from clothing scraps, and passed down among family members. While crazy quilts were also made during this time to adorn household furnishings from piano tops to sofa backs, the more restrained design and materials used in this piece, as well as its shape and size, point less to it's use as a showpiece and more to something personal.

Areas of staining; holes and shattering.