The Newark Museum

From QuiltIndex

The Newark Museum was founded by a pioneer in the field of museum work, John Cotton Dana. Dana believed in focusing the museum's energy upon that community that the museum served, rather than first and foremost upon collections, and advocated the display of American decorative arts, an unpopular idea in the 1920s, when most American museums were still concentrating on European Old Masters. Amanda.sikarskie 13:15, 6 November 2008 (EST)

"The holdings of the Decorative Arts department comprise a vast array of household objects from the United States and Europe. The thousands of objects of applied art range from the sixteenth century to the present day, and include superb examples of furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, jewelry and textiles. The centerpiece of this collection is the Ballantine House, a wing of the Museum that is open during regular museum hours.

Newark is famous for its American quilt collection, but its costume and textile holdings encompass thousands of pieces covering several centuries."

source: Newark Museum, http://www.newarkmuseum.org/DecorativeArts.html