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Eighteenth-Century Annapolis Quilters: "She performs all sorts of QUILTING in the best Manner

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From Uncoverings 2003, Volume 24 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

2003

By: Venters, Heather Ersts

Heather Ersts Venters, a native of Maryland, is curator for the Historic Annapolis Foundation. Prior to this, she was exhibition coordinator at the Maryland Histori­cal Society in Baltimore, organizing numerous exhibitions including "Maryland in Focus: A Photographic History, 1839-2000," and "Wallis: Duchess of Windsor." Heather graduated with honors from the masters program in the History of American Decorative Arts offered by Parsons School of Design and The Smith­sonian Associates and holds a M.A. in history from George Mason University.