Quilt by Rebecca Scattergood Savery (1770-1855), Philadelphia
Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Stitching one of these Sunburst quilts might be considered a
lifetime achievement but Rebecca made at least 3.
Collection of the International Quilt Museum
Plus three signature quilts
(And how many others not in the records?)
But this is not a post to sing Rebecca's praises. We need to
thank Nancy Ettensperger who has done a remarkable job
of documenting Rebecca, her quilts and her life.
Collection of the International Quilt Museum
Nancy, a genealogist, published a paper on Rebecca and her family
last April. See it here:
Nancy's webpage Ancestors & Others is described as:
Investigating the Lives of Ancestors, Collateral/Allied Families and Complete Strangers.
She says she's thrilled to find someone reads her blog posts. I love the idea of posting a lot of information in blogs (as you might guess.) Sooner or later somebody will find it and be quite happy to have all that info.
wow amazing quilt achievments thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThe genealogy paper ws an amazing piece of scholarship! Very inspiring. Thank you for the link to it. Her quilts are amazing!
ReplyDeleteHurray for Nancy and hurray for you! Without you I would never have found her blog. Thanks a million!
ReplyDeleteI've always found textile history interesting - Thank you for introducing y0ur article.
ReplyDeleteI was curious about the origins of the starburst-like block shown below the 'Royal Bridal Skirts/Madder Prints' ad. Do you happen to have any further info about this block in any of your other articles or blog postings?