Antique Ohio Amish Quilts from the Darwin D. Bearley Collection is the new exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. There's a beautiful book from 2006 which I've had for a couple years that documents the collection. I was so fortunate to see this amazing exhibit presenting 'Quilts as Art'!
Ocean Waves, cotton, 35" x 41"
c. 1890 - 1900, Holmes County
Broken Star, cotton, 79" x 79", c. 1925-30, Holmes County, made by Mother of Mrs. Henry Raber
Log Cabin, Straight Furrow, wool, 67" x 82", 1914, Holmes County, made by Mariann Yoder
Log Cabin, Light & Dark Variation, wool, 66" x 82", c. 1880-90, Holmes County
Nine Patch Variation "Winter Quilt", heavy wool, 67" x 88", initialed R.T. 1884, Knox County
Diagonal 16-Patch, cotton, 76" x 77", c. 1880-90, Mt. Hope, Holmes County
Zig Zag Nine Patch Variation, cotton, 79" x 81", c. 1890-1930, Geauga County
Tumbling Blocks, wool, 70" x 87", c. 1900-1910, Holmes County, made by Anna K. Yoder
Bear Paw, wool, 77" x 92", c. 1900-1915, Holmes County
13 comments:
Love these quilts. Thanks for the show!
Hi Vicki, I first learned of this book from you when we were at Gwen Marston's and was thrilled to be able to find a copy. Lucky you getting to see the quilts in person...they're wonderful. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Jan!
Fantastic! I enjoyed his book, not just the collection photos, but the story of his collecting process.
Gorgeous quilts. We go to Holmes County 2-3 times a year and love it there. we mostly go for the furniture, but love visiting all the quilt shops in the area. Thank you for sharing these lovely quilts.
Oh my...what beautiful quilts !!
Thank you for sharing and have a great Thanksgiving !
I love these too..and I love the header quilt
wonderful exhibit. Makes me want to start an Amish style quilt. Did you ever see the Amish quilts in the Dairy Barn a few years ago?
Looks like a fabulous exhibit. I love the look of these quilts. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing these images - all are fabulous but that first one just sparkles against the black background
Grogeous!
What gorgeous quilts! Wish I could see them all in person.
Oh, thanks for posting these wonderful pix! I'm actually going to San Jose tomorrow so I was esspecially glad to be reminded of this show!! I will make an effort to stop by the museum, Lucky me! cheers!
You brought out my inner Amish!
Wonderful post!
Always look forward to your next great adventure.
Hi Vicki.
Who and where are you?
You should have stopped by the museum today and we could have met.
For those of you who can't get there you cand purchase the book directly from me for $45 plus shipping.
You can contact me at: ddbstuff@aol.com
Hope to hear from some of you...
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