tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post2178550299234780299..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Tottenville Sisters #1: Mary or Betsey?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-26436675536365934962018-04-13T15:20:15.995-05:002018-04-13T15:20:15.995-05:00I wish - my flying over the Atlantic days are long...I wish - my flying over the Atlantic days are long gone (flying phobia!), so I appreciate the quilts that you show us. :D<br />Maybe with a bit of luck it'll be on loan at the Victoria & Albert or the American Museum in Bath one day.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759875955040163206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-85393135148262265972018-04-11T16:47:34.222-05:002018-04-11T16:47:34.222-05:00You can ask to see it at the Smithsonian. Get a gr...You can ask to see it at the Smithsonian. Get a group and go. And tell me what those initials say.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-90113737209597186092018-04-11T16:30:15.849-05:002018-04-11T16:30:15.849-05:00That is the most outstanding appliqued quilt I'...That is the most outstanding appliqued quilt I've seen - added bonus the beautiful star. It must have taken years to complete.<br />It would be wonderful to see that. Thank you, Barbara.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759875955040163206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-48576438819769520972018-04-11T14:51:46.444-05:002018-04-11T14:51:46.444-05:00This is one of the quilts I was able to see up clo...This is one of the quilts I was able to see up close when I was lucky enough to do a behind-the-scenes tour of the Smithsonian quilts about ten years ago. I was so amazed at the workmanship, especially the 1/16" stems. My 1/4" vines look like logs in comparison.<br />Nancy Swanwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-25725606160607825622018-04-11T14:34:23.944-05:002018-04-11T14:34:23.944-05:00There is a second quilt, gorgeous and very much li...There is a second quilt, gorgeous and very much like the one in the Smithsonian made by a Mary or Betsy Totten for a marriage, the couple's names are on the quilt along with a date in the 1830's. The quilt is owned by the Staten Island Historical Society or its property, Historic Richmondtown, which refers to Richmond County NY which comprises Staten Island. You might ask the SI Historical Society for what they know about that quilt and its maker. I would ask but I haven't always found them cooperative in the past. <br /><br />If gun to my head I had to pick the most gorgeous antique American quilt, it would be one of these two.<br />Suzanne Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387297696390711279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-86427531476235447062018-04-11T06:48:58.017-05:002018-04-11T06:48:58.017-05:00Oh my word! I am inclined to agree with you. I hav...Oh my word! I am inclined to agree with you. I have seen hundreds of references to Mollie, Molly or Polly as a nickname for Mary, but never Betsy or Betsey. My daughter is a third generation Mary (Mollie) Stewart so we hear the name a lot. I love how you just keep digging! Cuesta would be proud.Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.com