Mrs. Herrick, Log Cabin, Barn Raising Variation quilt, Massachusetts, 1879. Foundation pieced top of cotton and silk in variety of structures including silk velvet with silk embroidery, silk plain weave backing quilted to unknown material. Frank B. Bemis Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Mary L. Smith Fund, Textile Income Purchase Fund, Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund, and Alice J. Morse Fund.
Mrs. Herrick, Log Cabin, Barn Raising Variation quilt, Massachusetts, 1879. Foundation pieced top of cotton and silk in variety of structures including silk velvet with silk embroidery, silk plain weave backing quilted to unknown material. Frank B. Bemis Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Mary L. Smith Fund, Textile Income Purchase Fund, Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund, and Alice J. Morse Fund.
Collector, Conservator, Curator: Perspectives on the Storied Lives of Quilts
4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Join us for a visit with quilt collector Gerald Roy of Pilgrim/Roy, followed by a discussion with Jennifer Swope, assistant curator, Textile and Fashion Arts, and textile conservator Meredith Montague about their roles in the collaborative work of creating publications and exhibitions. Together, all three recount the challenges and triumphs of acquiring, preparing, and
interpreting quilts for two quilt exhibitions at the MFA. Co-organized by Curators Circles: Conservation and Collections and Threads.
Virtual event hosted on Zoom
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Exclusively for members of Curators Circles: Conservation and Collections and Threads