VMFA Exhibition: American Quilts: Selections from the Winterthur Collection October 9, 2010

Oct 09, 2010 – Jan 02, 2011NewMarket Gallery

One of the world’s finest collections of early American quilts will be on view at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in the fall of 2010. The Winterthur Museum in Delaware is famed for its period room settings featuring the remarkable collection of furniture, fabrics, quilts, and decorative arts collected by Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969). For the first time ever a selection of more than 40 of the most stunning quilts are traveling for a strictly limited period, allowing a unique opportunity to view these incomparable works in detail.

Ticketed exhibition (VMFA members free)

Official Website: http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/Exhibitions/Upcoming/American_Quilts__Selections_from_the_Winterthur_Collection.aspx