Bedcover (Crazy Quilt); 1880/85; United States; Silk; cotton; and wool; pieced plain; twill; and satin weaves; some with velvet; some with patterning and brocading wefts; and some self-patterned; some printed / painted; some watered (moir?; embroidered with silk; cotton; gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped cotton and silk; and copper-metal-strip-wrapped wool in back; individual back; chain; detached chain; eyelet; feather; herringbone; overcast; satin; surface satin; single; stem stitches; laid work and couching; embellished and appliqu閐 with gilt and silver metal and gelatin paillettes; lacquered paper; glass; ceramic; and metal beads; pearls; silk ribbons; leather; and machine embroidered motifs; edged with silk chenille and cotton; machine-made net; cut work embroidered in overcast and satin stitches; backed wtih silk; plain weave; 214.6 x 184.8 cm (84 1/2 x 72 3/4 in.)