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Posted by Sandy on September 4, 2008, 10:38 am
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> I just thought I would give people a heads up about a first ever
> exhibition of a number of outstanding quilts from the Collection of
> the D A R ( Daughters of the American Revolution) quilts collection.
> That organization, of which my wife is a long time member, has an
> article in the monthly magazine that is sent to members, that caught
> my eye. The Organization has over 300 Quilts of historical
> significance starting with a whole cloth Quilt from the era of 1750
> right up to the late 1800's. In a rare occurrence, 20 of the quilts
> will be traveling outside Washington D.C. , to the Houston
> International Quilt Festival. Oct 30-Nov2.
> Members of the Texas Society of the D.A.R were instrumental in
> arranging for this to happen and it should be a great opportunity for
> some people who might not be able to travel to Washington D.C., to
> view some of these seldom seen quilts. There a a couple of them with
> interesting provenance; one was done by Mary Tayloe Key, wife of
> Francis Scott Key, the man who wrote the Star Spangled Banner. Tho
> oldest one is a whole cloth quilt made by a member of the Vedder
> family, between 1750-75 and is an indigo-resist print of pheasant and
> pomegranate that was popular in that era. Many other offerings from
> the 1800's are also represented. If you are ever in Washington D.C.
> you should try to arrange a viewing of the collection at the the
> D.A.R. Museum. I hope anybody that is planning to go to Houston, will
> get to enjoy this part of the seldom seen collection.
>
> John
Thanks for the heads-up, John! I'm really glad I'll be able to see some
of these quilts in Houston later this year. :)
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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net
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