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American artist (1764–1848)
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. Her coverlet, which she made in 1803 to honor the marriage of her 17-year old cousin Phebe Berrien Warner to Henry Cotheal, is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Needlework pieces by Williams are in the collection of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.

Gallery

  • Phebe Warner Coverlet, Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 103 1/4 x 90 1/2 in. (262.3 x 229.9 cm) Phebe Warner Coverlet, Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 103 1/4 x 90 1/2 in. (262.3 x 229.9 cm)
  • Needlework by Sarah Furman Warner Williams Needlework by Sarah Furman Warner Williams
  • Needlework by Sarah Furman Warner Williams at the Winterthur Museum Needlework by Sarah Furman Warner Williams at the Winterthur Museum

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.


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