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Episode 10 - Masterpiece Quilts - Six Know-It-Alls - Dec 8, 2021

We are thrilled to welcome special guest Know-It-All Kyra Hicks! Lynne looks at 19th-century embroidered wool quilts and considers what makes the Paul family quilt from South Solon, Maine, a masterpiece of American folk art. Debby discusses a floral applique quilt likely made in Baltimore in the 1850s that achieves a sculptural effect with the high stuffing of all its motifs. The bold composition & overfilled spaces give it an almost abstract look. It may be one of a small number of lavish quilts that descended in Baltimore Jewish families. Alden analyzes Mary Lloyd Key’s pieced quilt in the DAR collection. Mary was the wife of Francis Scott Key (of Star Spangled Banner fame). Special guest Know-It-All Kyra Hicks talks about the two known surviving Harriet Powers quilts. She places Mrs. Harriet Powers’ Bible Quilt and Pictorial Quilt into context by sharing an example of how one family’s admiration, love, and generational stewardship ensured we’re also able to admire, love, and treasure these two masterful creations. Specifically, she fills in the life of the Pictorial Quilt from the time it was owned by Rev. Charles Hall through to its current residence at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (and on view in Fabric of a Nation through January 17, 2022). Julie wonders about the very concept of “masterpiece” in looking at two quilts, only one of which required advanced needlework skill. Suggested Reading Ronda H. McAllen, “Jewish Baltimore Album Quilts,” Uncoverings 2006 Laurie A. LaBar, et al. Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community (Augusta, ME: Maine State Museum and Down East Books, 2021). Pamela A. Parmal, Jennifer M. Swope, and Lauren D. Whitley, Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2021). https://eyeonelegance.dar.org/ Hicks, Kyra E. This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces. Black Threads Press, 2009. Includes several bibliographic references to past articles and books about Harriet Powers and her quilts. Karolik-Codman Family Papers 1714-1964 https://www.masshist.org/collection-g... Look specifically within the Maxim Karolik and Martha Codman Karolik papers, 1881-1964 and, specifically, the Maxim Karolik papers, 1902-1964, correspondence and financial papers for details of the Pictorial Quilt purchase by Maxim Karolik from Rev. Basil Hall. Parmal, Pamela A., Jennifer M. Swope, and Lauren D. Whitley. Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. 2020. Perry, Regenia. Harriet Powers's Bible Quilts. [New York]: [Rizzoli International], 1994. Did Jennie Smith’s will mention The Bible Quilt? Obtain a copy for yourself. Contact the Athens, Clark County Probate Court. https://www.accgov.com/1107/Probate-o... Virginia “Jennie” Oneida Smith (Oct 1862 - 14 Mar 1946), Will Book H, 1940-1955, Athens, Clarke County, GA. Hicks, Kyra E. The Lord's Supper Pattern Book: Imagining Harriet Powers' Lost Bible Story Quilt. Arlington, VA: Black Threads Press, 2011. Mrs. Powers once wrote about a Lord’s Supper quilt she created. This pattern book images the quilt blocks.