Baltimore Album Quilt,
Made for Betsey Hobbs Harper and William Harper about 1848.
Gift of Catherine T. Winter.
Collection of the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum.
Eye Opening: New Research in Maryland and Virginia Quilts
March 13-14, 2015
The DAR Museum is bringing together experts for a symposium held in conjunction with their year-long exhibit Eye on Elegance. Historians, curators, conservators, and authors will present the latest research on quilts of the area.
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The symposium takes place at the DAR Museum Saturday, March 14, 2015, 8:30 am to 7 pm.
Presentations are from 8:30 am to 4 pm.
An evening reception, 4:30 pm to 7 pm, wraps up the day's event with book signings, drinks and hors d' oeuvres.
A Friday evening social event kicks off the get-together on March 13 from 5 pm to 8 pm with a curator's tour of Eye on Elegance by Alden O'Brien, DAR Museum's Curator of Textiles and Costumes. Drinks and hors d' ouevres will be served. Separate ticket required.
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Speakers:
Barbara Brackman: "Hands All Round: One Woman/One Quilt?"
Debby Cooney, Quilt Historian, Editor, A Maryland Album.
Speakers:
Barbara Brackman: "Hands All Round: One Woman/One Quilt?"
Debby Cooney, Quilt Historian, Editor, A Maryland Album.
Bunnie Jordan, Quilt Historian, Appraiser, Co-Author, Quilts of Virginia: "Quilts of Early Maryland and Virginia"
Deb Kraak, Independent Museum Professional.
Ronda Harrell McAllen, Quilt Historian, Author: "The Life and Times of Achsah Goodwin Wilkins"
Alden O'Brien, Curator, DAR Museum: "Three Master Quilters of Maryland and Virginia"
Virginia Vis, Quilt Historian, Conservator: "Haven't I Seen That Before? Baltimore Album Quilt Patterns"
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Ronda Harrell McAllen, Quilt Historian, Author: "The Life and Times of Achsah Goodwin Wilkins"
Alden O'Brien, Curator, DAR Museum: "Three Master Quilters of Maryland and Virginia"
Virginia Vis, Quilt Historian, Conservator: "Haven't I Seen That Before? Baltimore Album Quilt Patterns"
Buy tickets here.
The main ticket includes general registration fee for the symposium on Saturday, March 14, 2015, 8:30 am to 4 pm, PLUS all food for the day including a continental breakfast, box lunch, morning and afternoon snacks, and evening reception with drinks and hors d' oeuvres.