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Future Exhibits at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
Quilted Fashions
This exhibition explores the use of quilting to decorate bed coverings, clothing, and accessories of the 17th and 18th centuries. See detailed drawings of elaborate quilting patterns that often are obscured by the technique's subtlety. Stomachers and petticoats worn with costly gowns, men’s elaborate waistcoats, and counterpanes on the finest beds all are featured. October 18, 2008 through February 2010. Opens Saturday, October 18, 2008
Salt-glazed Stoneware in Early America
This exhibition presents ceramics made in England, Germany, and early America. A wide array of stoneware vessels for drinking, dining, and storage was available in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This exhibition features forms ranging from utilitarian jugs to decorative teapots used by Americans from the time of the first settlement to 1800. May 31, 2009 through January 21, 2011. Opens Sunday, May 31, 2009
Historic Triangle
