Now Open
This exhibition is on view in the Foster and Muriel McCarl Gallery
The exhibition is generously funded by the June G. Horsman Family Trust.
“Art of the Quilter” features a selection of American quilts representing a variety of techniques, colors, and materials. Also included is an 1849 woven coverlet with a border depicting giraffes. Other highlights include a stunning quilt made up of thousands of precisely cut hexagons and an appliquéd quilt made by Marylander Catharine Garnhart for her granddaughter. All of the quilts express the imaginative artistic impulses and skill of its maker(s).
EXPLORE ONLINE
Explore this Exhibition Online
Explore and search our Online Collections to learn more about The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's vast collections.
Learn More