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.