* American Quilts -- part of this was a session of the Delaware Quilt Documentation Project. This is a collaborative effort between the University of Delaware and the Delaware State Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs to record the quilts currently residing in Delaware that were made before World War II, and the quiltmakers who created them.
* The Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur.
From the web site at http://www.winterthur.org/about/collections.asp?sub=galleries
In Style:
In Style offers an overview of the characteristics that distinguish the eight major design styles popular in America between 1640 and 1860. Glancing along the length of the gallery, the visitor can see how specific objects changed in response to fashion: How a picture frame became more or less ornate, how chairs became more comfortable, or how textile design responded to fashionable imagery. Each period vignette has similar objects, but the changes in line, color, and ornamentation illustrate a particular fashionable taste, creating an excellent introduction to American decorative arts.
In Wood:
The In Wood display presents aspects of Winterthur's world-renowned furniture collection. A cabinetmaker's chest of tools, samples of raw materials, and designers' pattern books introduce the visitor to the techniques and taste choices that were part of the cabinetmaking process. A wall of chairs dating from the 1750s to the 1850s illustrates both regional and chronological developments in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. An area devoted to changing displays ensures that visitors benefit from current research projects and learn something new on every visit.
Textiles & Needlework:
Textiles were one of Henry Francis du Pont's first loves. From quilts to gowns, needlework pictures to bedcovers, Winterthur has some of the finest works of textile art made or used in America. The gallery opens with "Fashions and Furnishings," featur ...More...
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