New London Needlework Reexamined: An Interview with Lynne Zacek Bassett
Mermaid on Sarah Halsey’s quilted petticoat, 1758, Connecticut Historical Society, photo Lynne’s own
Installation shot of bed rugs — in foreground is Mary Foot(e)’s bed rug, 1778, Winterthur. Other bed rugs in shot are from a private collection and American Folk Art Museum, photo Lynne’s own
Installation shot of Mary Hinckley West’s bed rug, 1763, Addison Gallery of American Art, photo Lynne’s own
Installation shot of Montville appliqué bed cover, made by Esther S. Bradford, 1807, Henry Ford Museum, photo Lynne’s own
“Cornucopia and Dots Whitework Quilt,” c. 1800-20, American Folk Art Museum
“The First, Second and Last Scenes of Mortality,” Prudence Punderson Rossiter, 1780, Connecticut Historical Society
Part of a quilted petticoat, Mary Fish Silliman, 1750-70, Yale University Art Gallery
Hannah Taylor’s sampler made at Sarah Osborn’s school, 1774, American Museum in Bath
Detail of Prudence Geer Punderson’s valances, c. 1770, Connecticut Historical Society, photo Lynne’s own
- “New London County Quilts & Bed Covers, 1750‒1825” exhibition website: https://florencegriswoldmuseum.org/newlondoncountyquilts/
- Virtual exhibition tour: https://capturevisualmarketing.com/3d-model/new-london-county-quilts-bed-covers-1750-1825/skinned/
- Linda Baumgarten’s article about wholecloth quilts: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Vase-pattern+wholecloth+quilts+in+the+eighteenth-century+Quaker…-a0431725294
- Lynne Zacek Bassett’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnezwoolz/
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