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Historic Textiles the Focus of Two Exhibitions Opening in

December at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG, VA – Two new textile exhi- displayed. This configuration of the exhibition, clothing, was another way for women to con-
bitions will open at the Art Museums of Colonial which will remain on view through August 2023 tribute economically to their family. Stitching
Williamsburg, on December 3, 2022 that are at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art needlework projects was not only a creative outlet
sure to delight museum visitors. Stitched in Time: Museum, will include eleven large quilts, one for many housewives, but was also an educational
American Needlework, an exhibition of nearly 60 woven coverlet and three doll-size quilts that tell tool for young schoolgirls. These themes are the
examples of bedrugs, whitework, embroidered stories about people from America’s past and the basis for Stitched in Time: American Needlework,
hand towels, quilted petticoats, samplers, com- societies in which they lived. which will be on view in the Len and Cyndy
memorative needlework, crewelwork, needle- “For decades, The Colonial Williamsburg Alaimo Gallery. The exhibition will also high-
work with religious and geographical influences, Foundation has collected textiles from a broad light the diversity and regional variations of
along with sewing accessories, will remain on and highly diverse array of ethnic, cultural, and American needlework.
view through January 2, 2025 at the DeWitt regional communities,” said Ronald L. Hurst, Stitched in Time is funded by the Leonard J.
Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. Additionally, senior vice president for education and historic and Cynthia L. Alaimo Endowment for Colonial
an entirely new rotation of objects in the popular resources. “These new exhibitions allow us to Williamsburg’s Art Museums, the Jeanne L.
exhibition The Art of the Quilter that opened in share these beautiful story-laden documents of Asplundh Textile Exhibitions Endowment, and
2021 will feature 15 pieces, 12 of which are early American society with the visiting public.” the George Cromwell Trust. The Art of the
recent acquisitions that have never before been Needlework and sewing were common Quilter is generously funded by the June G.
threads in the lives of most 18th and 19th centu- Horsman Family Trust.
NEW YORK STATE ARMS COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. ry females across social, economic, and geograph- Additional information about the Art
ALBANY GUN SHOW TM ic boundaries. Early American women—whether Museums and Colonial Williamsburg as well as
tickets are available online at www.colonial
poor, enslaved, indigenous, middle class or
January 21-22, 2023 wealthy—contributed to their family’s house- williamsburg.org, by calling 855-296-6627, and
Empire State Plaza Convention Center hold furnishings and enriched their homes and by liking and following Colonial Williamsburg
on Facebook and @colonialwmsburg on Twitter
clothing by embellishing textiles with decorative
Albany, New York stitches. Sewing and mending everyday house- and Instagram.
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