Quilt. Crazy quilt, circa 1885. silk(textile); chenille (yarn); taffeta; brocade (textile). Mrs. Robert Weems Tansill, United States. Gift of Robert Anderson, 1976.25
Crazy quilt of multi-colored silks, satins, taffetas, velvets and brocades. Heavily embroidered with chenille and metal threads present in spots. Initialed with embroidery on one corner RWT. Bordered with 5 3/4 deep red velvet trimmed with gold cord. Fan motif at corners. Backed with olive green striated silk.