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Sarah Furman Warner Williams

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Sarah Furman Warner Williams
Born1764 (1764)
Died1848 (aged 83–84)
Known forNeedlework, embroidery

Sarah Furman Warner Williams (1764–1848) was an American embroiderer and quiltmaker.[1] Her coverlet, which she made in 1803 to honor the marriage of her 17-year old cousin Phebe Berrien Warner to Henry Cotheal,[2] is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[3] Needlework pieces by Williams are in the collection of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.[4]

References

  1. ^ Peck, Amelia (2013). Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9781588394965.
  2. ^ Cherry, Deborah; Helland, Janice (2006). Local/Global: Women Artists in the Nineteenth Century. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 9780754631972.
  3. ^ "Phebe Warner Coverlet". metmuseum.org.
  4. ^ "Textiles (Needlework) - Winterthur Museum". museumcollection.winterthur.org.