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Article: Historically accurate fabrics for quilting.(reproductions of 18th-century quilts)
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- May 1, 1999
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The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Museum in Washington, D.C., has a marvelous collection of some three hundred quilts dating from the mid-eighteenth century to 1900. Most have been donated by members since the organization and museum were founded in 1890. Many quilts have come to the museum with detailed family histories, which have subsequently been verified through research by members of the curatorial staff. In addition, the museum has a well-documented collection of period dresses and dress fabrics.
The museum has recently formed an alliance with P and B Textiles of Burlingame, California, to manufacture reproductions of several textiles in its ...