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1777 British strategy included a plan to capture
Philadelphia, the patriot capital. To accomplish
this, the British commander in chief, Sir
William Howe, landed nearly 17,000 of His
Majesty's finest troops at the head of
Chesapeake Bay. To oppose them, General George
Washington marched his 12,000-man army from New
Jersey. People often picture the Continental
Army of 1777 as a ragtag bunch of inexperienced
fighters. But Washington's men fought with skill
and were often on the offensive while
campaigning against superior numbers of
professional soldiers.
The Valley Forge collection pays tribute to
the brave American soldiers of Washington's
Continental Army, in their battle against Sir
William Howe and his formidable English army. |
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Nancy Gere |
Several mid to late 19th century quilts discovered in
Valley Forge, PA, not far from the Schuylkill River
outside of Philadelphia, are the basis of our Valley
Forge Collection. Ironically, the fabrics in this
collection come from the major European textile mills of
the day, and imported to America almost 100 years after
Washington won his epic battle.
Still evident in the quilts of this period was an
abundance of madder and muted browns mixed with dark and
madder reds Although darker indigo blues had gained
immense popularity by mid century, by 1880 lighter minty
blues were beginning to show up in fabric design. Shades
of blue such that we see in the Valley Forge Collection
while not new, were gaining popularity, and eventually
paved the way for the "happy" brighter colors
that emerged from American mills later in the 20th
century. |
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Continental
Commander
Quilt Designed, Pieced and Quilted by Jill Reid |
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