I often marvel at the variety of ways the public uses our collections. I thought it would be fun to give a run-down of some of the ways individuals have used, or could use, our vast collections here at CHS.
Dress. About 1910. CHS Collection, 1987.267.0.
Last week I had the kind of day that I simply adore! They come around rarely, but when they do, I enjoy them so immensely. It was last Thursday and Lynne Bassett came to research in our collection for a very special presentation / program she is involved with here at CHS. And that meant we spent an entire day pulling out quilts, costumes, fabric fragments, incomplete quilt blocks, textile sample books, and everything else we could think of that might help in her program…
Wholecloth Quilt. 1750-1775. Gift of Mrs. Sophia Burdick. 1963.11.17.
inside the CHS 