Rebecca Scattergood Savery

Rebecca Scattergood Savery (1770–1855) was an American quilter. She is associated with six quilts produced between c. 1827 and c. 1852.

The daughter of John and Elizabeth Head Scattergood, Savery was born into a family that had lived in Philadelphia since the late seventeenth century. Her father-in-law was the chairmaker William Savery, formerly an apprentice of Solomon Fussell; her husband was the cabinetmaker Thomas Savery. Together the couple raised five children. The Saverys were active in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, and it is assumed that Rebecca conformed to the traditional roles and practices ascribed to Quaker women of her era. Three of the quilts ascribed to her are made in the Sunburst pattern; the other three are Friendship quilts, which were made in a group. All use English roller printed cotton fabric and wool batting, and the Friendship quilts are marked with 175 names, as well as with a series of inked drawings. A similar quilt, with a similar provenance, is in the collection of the Winterthur Museum and Library, A third quilt in the pattern is held by the American Folk Art Museum. One of the Friendship quilts is in the collection of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum.