Crazy Patch Quilt Strips
Name/Title
Crazy Patch Quilt StripsEntry/Object ID
1991.003.002Description
Four strips of Crazy Quilt Pattern, all done with the same general materials. Each of the strips contains 5 blocks. Each block is profusely covered with designs in embroidery and multi-designed stitches surround each patch. Embellishments consist of rushing, ribbons, and emblem in embroidery, two-dimensional flowers, and a butterfly.Context
Family lore says that these strips were completed by the admiring lady friends of Augustine Wills Neale, however we do not know how many lady friends or what their names were. Neale served in the Confederacy as a private in Company B, 2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry and fought in the Battle of Cedar Creek. After the war, Neale finished his education, gaining a degree form Georgetown University in 1868. He was a wealthy and respected landowner in the county. He had eight children and lived with at least five of them until his death in 1932 at the age of 93.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1991.003Source or Donor
Joseph Matthews Neale, SR.Notes
Donated Sept. 26, 1991Made/Created
Artist
Lady Friends of Augustine Wills NealeDate made
1886 - 1887Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
"1886" "August 1887" "1887"Material/Technique
EmbroideredOther Names and Numbers
Other Names
Crazy Quilt
Neale Crazy Quilt