Recently more than two dozen of the most significant quilts discovered to date by the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project went on view at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell in the exhibition Massachusetts—Our Common Wealth: Quilts from the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, which runs through September 20. So far, some six thousand quilts have been documented as a result …
Inspired by antiques: An American moon and stars quilt
This week I’m taking inspiration from a remarkable quilt that will be up for auction at Skinner’s American furniture and decorative arts sale this weekend (June 7). Dating from the turn of the 20th century, the design of this pieced wool quilt is comprised of four-point stars set between thirty-five full circles and ten half circles—known as a “moon and …
Amish Quilts and Recent Acquisitions at the Textile Museum
The Textile Museum’s recent acquisition of Amish Quilts
New Kid on The Old Block
Inside the inaugural Pennsylvania Antiques Show, featuring sixty-three dealers in folk art, Americana, and regional designs.⬬
May/June 2026
Subscribe to The Magazine ANTIQUES today! And sign-up for our newsletter!MAY/JUNE 2026Guest Editor’s Letter Ulysses Grant Dietz The Obscure ConnoisseurPart V: In which the author is awakened to the splendor of his vintage bathrooms. …
A Nation of Artists
A landmark semiquincentennial collaboration unites two Philadelphia museums and a storied private collection to explore American art, identity, tradition, and change. ⬬
Hidden Gems: A Cut Above
The Toledo Museum of Art acquires a magnificent example of the marquetry work of barber-woodworker Uriah Eberhart. ⬬
In Conversation: The Conservation Problem
We spoke to experts in object conservation and curation to explore why craft skills are disappearing, and what we can do. ⬬
2026: A New Americana
How should we explain the current revival of Americana? ⬬
1876: Inventing the Colonial Revival
In celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the signing of Declaration of Independence, The Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 was America’s coming-of-age party. ⬬






