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<p>This draft function used to add an article "Out of Hand" that mentions the Marguerite Porter Davison collection which is housed at Winterthur, Wilmington, Delaware. This is a 114 piece collection which represents pieces from 1750-1850. </p><p><span style="line-height: 20px;">Ms. Davison collected these pieces primarily in the Oley and Landis Valley areas of Oley and Landis Valley areas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the 1940's and 1950's according to Linda Eaton and Emily Wilson's article attached to this draft. Sadly, the weavers' names have faded in history but their stunning textiles remain behind to remind us of their skill at the loom. A study group comprising of weavers, collectors and embroidery specialists did an review of the textiles and attempted to date the pieces and tie them to the "Green Book" otherwise known as A Handweaver's Pattern Book by Marguerite Porter Davison. Technical weaving notes were compiled on the pieces and although not yet entered in the electronic database remain on site at Winterthur to be reviewed and challenged. The collection has started to be entered in the Winterthur Collection database and may be</span><a href="http://museumcollection.winterthur.org/results-text.php?src=searchform&version=100&port=40138&output=HTML&resultsperpage=20&view=catalog&srchtype=advanced&srchtxt=porter+davison&commit=Search&ObjObjectName=&CreOrigin=&AccCreditLineLocal=&Earliest=&Latest=&CreMarkSignature=&CreCreatorLocal_tab=&DesMaterial_tab=&ObjCategory=&ObjObjectID=&DesTechnique_tab=#.U4T-g8ZXsfN" target="_blank"> found here. </a><span style="line-height: 20px;"> Search on the term "Porter Davison" if the collection does not pull up for you.</span></p>
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Davison Collection, Winterthur, Wilmington, DE
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