The nation’s founding story comes together stitch by stitch in America’s Tapestry at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at William & Mary. The exhibition will commemorate America’s 250th anniversary with 13 hand-embroidered panels, one for each of the original colonies, telling unique stories drawn from each state’s Revolutionary-era history. Communally stitched by artisans from New Hampshire to Georgia, the panels weave together diverse stories—many overlooked—from the United States’ founding, revealing each colony’s struggle for independence.
“The 250th anniversary of the United States is a wonderful opportunity to dig deeper into specific experiences of the American Revolution,” said David Brashear, the Muscarelle’s director. “Many people remember learning about the larger narratives of our history. But what makes ‘America’s Tapestry’ exceptional is the way it reveals individual stories in a way that makes the struggle for independence feel more immediate and universal.”
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