One of the earliest examples of the reel pattern by the Schleifer family
Everybody's packing to go to England but don't forget the spectacular show of early quilts that will be opening at the Milwaukee Art Museum on May 22nd. American Quilts: Selections from the Winterthur Collection debuted at the Winterthur Museum in Delaware a few years ago and this will be the last stop in the exhibit's travels.
A hand printed fragment cut from a counterpane
About 1800
I recall it as one of the best quilt shows I ever saw, as it has so many examples of early textiles. I nearly jumped up and down with my friend Julie Powell, an authority on political textiles, when we saw a bed covered with the toile called The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin.
The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin toile, about 1790
Quilting in a Quaker strip quilt
Cotton quilt by Quaker Rebecca Scattergood Savery
Early 19th-century
I don't think this venue in Milwaukee will have the complete show we saw at Winterthur but the press release says there will be over 40 quilts.
Wholecloth quilt of an 18th-century palampore
If you are interested in early quilts---before 1850--- and want to see some of the best surviving examples you must book a trip to Milwaukee before the show closes on September 6th.
Julie and Carmel examining a Hewson spread
Linda Eaton's comprehensive catalog, Quilts in a Material World, is available from several online sources.
And while you are in Milwaukee try some frozen custard.
They are more famous for that locally than for their beer.
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6 comments:
It sounds like a great exhibit. Its not too far from Michigan. The examples in this post are fabulous. THe Ben Franklin toile is great. Will be looking for the catalog. Although it looks like I could go just for the frozen custard too.
I have never been to a quilt museum, but one of these days I will have to go up to boston. We are having a local quilt show this weekend, not sure if they will have any antiques, though.
Debbie
I saw it at Winterthur. It was interesting. He sure did a lot of cutting.
Our quilt history study group is going in June - looks like we need to add some chocolate custard to our agenda too!
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http://www.vmfa.mediaroom.state.va.us/americanquilts.htm
The Winterthur exhibit has one more stop, at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, from October 9th 2010 till Jan 2nd 2011.
l was fortunate enought to see the exhibit at Winterthur in 2007 when touring around the states. It certainly left a lasting impression on me, and would love for as many quilt lovers as possible have the chance to see these amazing quilts.
One of the world’s finest collections of early American quilts will be on view at the milwaukee art museum and these works of art also present a wealth of new information about the lives of their makers and the world around them.
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