The Oxford Museum is proud to announce two special June programs in addition to its current antique quilt exhibit, “The Fabric of History.â€
The museum exhibit is a stunning collection of 30 antique and traditional American quilts, featuring Maryland quilts including local examples from Talbot County Historical Society and the Oxford Museum’s own collection
Quilt owners who would like to learn more about their quilts can schedule a 30-minute Documentation Day appointment at the museum with guest curators Kay Butler and Catherine Spence from The Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore. They can approximate the age of the quilt, detail its pattern and give other details. They cannot give an appraisal.
Documentation appointments are $25 per quilt and will be available between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. Appointments can be scheduled on the museum’s website, .
On the weekend of June 21, additional quilts will be on display at St. Paul’s Church, located at 225 S. Morris St. in Oxford. On Saturday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to noon, Kay Butler and Catherine Spence will conduct a quilt-turning program, also known as a bed-turning.
Bed-turning is a way to display quilts while telling their story. It originated long ago as a social event. A married woman might hold a bed-turning in her home among family members and friends. Quilts would be piled on top of each other on a bed. The hostess would then turn back each quilt, one by one, as she talked about each quilt.
This event is free to Oxford Museum members and $25 for non-members. Attendance is limited to 40 people. Following the turning on Saturday, the St. Paul’s exhibit will be open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. with free admission. Sunday, the exhibit hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission.
The Oxford Museum and Shop, located at 101 S. Morris St, is open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Monday. Admission is free. The Fabric of History exhibit will run through July.
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