Barbara Brackman
 

Does anyone know how to contact Barbara Brackman by email? Have spent a bit of time searching, going thru her MaterialGirl blog, but can't find a way to reach out with a detailed request about a 1780s family quilt I'd like her to see.

Thanks in advance for assistance,

Jan in VA

I don't know if it's current, but I found her email address on her Material Culture blog:
http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/

It is [email protected]

I like her Monday Oct 26 post... some of the mistakes took a long time to find :)
http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/

It that doesn't work, you might try the American Quilt Study Group members:

[email protected]

Hey, Jan, how 'bout us? I'd surely love to see it! :)

I know! Unfortunately I have no photos on the computer which I can send. And the printed photos could be scanned, but not by me at this time --- printer probs. :(

The quilt is NOT pretty by today's standards. There is a small amount of Broderie Perse applique using what was very expensive chintz containing deep rose and aqua (yes, really!) in the the floral print. That part is so attractive, but there is so little of it due to the huge cost of this fabric at the time the quilt was made. (ca. 1780) This information was via a family note with provenance, attached to the quilt when my family received in the the 1950s. The majority of the other prints are browns, which have 'rusted' and totally fallen apart.

The linen background (from flax grown, spun, and woven on the plantation in VA) is 'age-stained', and the quilting stitches are so beautifully tiny, done in a brown thread. As far as I can tell this quilt has never been washed, so the quilting patterns do not stand out well.

It now resides in the textile museum at Colonial Williamsburg, VA.

Jan in VA

I'll try thhis and hope for a response. Thanks for the link; I had somehow overlooked it.:)

Do you have a camera on your phone? Could you take a picture and upload it that way - either to the QB or to your computer?

Unfortunately it's a basic flip phone with no data plan for extras like email. :rolleyes:

Ok I'm going off topic... :D

Jan, there are a lot of phones nowadays that are wifi-enabled. I have a "smart" phone, but I only pay $10 a month for it. I get unlimited calls and texts, and I have no data unless I'm near wifi. Since I have wifi at home and work, I essentially get unlimited data 95% of the time, with no overage charges or throttling.

I honestly didn't think I would use data all that much, but now there are so many things I can get done via the internet without having to leave my home. (For instance, I now do all my banking - pay bills, make deposits, etc - via my phone.) When my laptop crashed, it was really nice having another device that could access internet and email until I could buy a new laptop.