American Needlework + Textiles: 1776-1840
December 16, 2011 -
May 13, 2012
Galleries 57-59
The exhibition features 45 bedcovers, coverlets, needlework, printed handkerchiefs, and other household textiles from the permanent collection of the Institute's Department of Textiles.
"The exhibition showcases over a dozen samplers and schoolgirl embroideries including a 1791 Mary Balch academy piece by Lucy Potter, a 1791 Marblehead, MA sampler by Polly Bedford, a 1795 Philadelphia whitework piece, and the 1822/1823 Clarissa Emerson sampler featured on the cover of "Samplings", Volume 40 (Fall, 2011). "
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Chicago, IL 60603-6404
M-W 10:30-5
Th 10:30-8
F-Sun 10:30-5:00
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