A Williamsburg, Brooklyn Woman’s Colorful Quilt, Illustrating Her Experience of the Civil War, from the Historical Treasures, Oddities, and Delights section of Slate.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (1861-1865), the New-York Historical Society presents a groundbreaking traveling exhibition, Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War, organized by the American Textile History Museum. The exhibition uses quilts, textiles, clothing, and other artifacts to connect deeply moving and insightful personal stories about the war, its causes, and its aftermath with the broader national context and public history.
Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War will be on view at the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library, from April 04 through August 24, 2014.
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