1875 - 1899 Augusta Duvall's Crazy-patched Parlor Throw

Description:

Augusta Elizabeth Duvall was a botanist and appropriately enhanced her crazy-patch parlor throw with embroidered floral motifs. This is an example of contained crazy-patch; nine 22-inch squares are divided by black velvet ribbon within an outer border of pink-dotted blue velvet ribbon. Each of the blocks contains a silk square, set diagonally, with a large floral design and the corners have smaller floral motifsā€”all different.

Augusta Duvall was born about 1843 in Maryland. She married Dr. Thomas C. Bussey about 1900, but they divorced a few years later. She died in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1932.

Date Made: 1875-1899

Maker: Bussey, Augusta Elizabeth Duvall

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Maryland, Baltimore

Subject: Quilting

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Quilts, Textiles, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Marion H. Phelps, Mr. H. Lee Hoffman, and Mr. Charles Hoffman

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T13517Accession Number: 257805Catalog Number: T13517

Object Name: quilt

Physical Description: fabric, silk, satin, velvet, ribbon, cotton (overall material)thread, silk, chenille (overall material)Measurements: overall: 75 in x 75 in; 189 cm x 189 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-b8d6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_556432

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