Covering Bergen

Quilts from 1840 to 1940

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Bergen County women made quilts to display on their beds. The heart of this exhibit is a century of quilts made by generations of mostly-unnamed women from the Fred Bogert and Miriam Zabriskie families. Some of the quilts were used, but most were stored as family treasures. The Bogert-Zabriskie collection is supplemented by several loan items and treasures from the Ridgewood Historical Society. "Covering Bergen" gives the viewer a glimpse of the variety of quilts made in Bergen County and the skill of its needlewomen. Featured items include a quilt bordered in 1840s chintz, a mariner's compass quilt, a 1770 embroidery re-purposed into a quilt, and an 1800 quilt from the Netherlands. We are grateful to Jane Bogert Moriarty and Sally Bogert Hemsen for loaning their collection for display.

Curated by Peggy Norris

Featuring loans from Bogert-Zabriskie Collection and Zabriskie House Museum

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