Williamsburg, Mass. Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt
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Title
Williamsburg, Mass. Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt
Subject
Quilts--Massachusetts--Williamsburg; Quilting--Massachusetts--Williamsburg; History--Massachusetts--Williamsburg
Description
As part of the 1971 townwide observance of the 200th anniversary of Williamsburg's founding, 37 local women created the 42 squares of this commemorative quilt. Each square depicts a theme, event or place that is familiar to people acquainted with the town and its history. The quilt is worked in a large variety of patterned and solid-colored fabrics.
Creator
Margaret Halberstadt, Greta Carey, Marie Packard, Florence Payne, Ruth Mills, Dorothy Tiley, Eleanor Hebert, Martha Marks, Shirley Lashway, Janet Hale, Marilyn Everett, Ruth Nash, Mary Crampton, Marjorie Dunphy, Shirley Hinkley, Iva Thayer, Eldora Hathaway, Louise Goodhue, Helen Leonard, Estelle Ferguson, Helen Drake, Betty Feiker, Joy Crotty, Marion Cerreta, Vivian Black, Shirley Kellogg, Betty Derosia, Marian Warner, Helen Breguet, Jeanne Hemenway, Althea Marks, Maryjane Beach, Mary Breguet, Rhea Sanderson, Jane Gliserman, Jean York, Gertrude Cerrata.
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org
Date
1971
Contributor
Photographed by Eric Weber
Rights
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the Williamsburg Historic Society by writing to ddarienzo@cwmars.org or Meekins@cwmars.org. The Williamsburg Historic Society, Williamsburg, Mass., must be credited as the original source of the item for all use.
Relation
Part of the Williamsburg, Mass. Historic Society's Historic Textiles Collection, and is currently (2011) on long-term loan for display in the Meekins Library.
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
image
Files
Collection
Citation
Margaret Halberstadt, Greta Carey, Marie Packard, Florence Payne, Ruth Mills, Dorothy Tiley, Eleanor Hebert, Martha Marks, Shirley Lashway, Janet Hale, Marilyn Everett, Ruth Nash, Mary Crampton, Marjorie Dunphy, Shirley Hinkley, Iva Thayer, Eldora Hathaway, Louise Goodhue, Helen Leonard, Estelle Ferguson, Helen Drake, Betty Feiker, Joy Crotty, Marion Cerreta, Vivian Black, Shirley Kellogg, Betty Derosia, Marian Warner, Helen Breguet, Jeanne Hemenway, Althea Marks, Maryjane Beach, Mary Breguet, Rhea Sanderson, Jane Gliserman, Jean York, Gertrude Cerrata., “Williamsburg, Mass. Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 19, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1532.
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