Name/Title
Red & white quilts : infinite variety : presented by the American Folk Art MuseumEntry/Object ID
NK9198.5.U6.W37Description
This significant catalog is a highly detailed look at the world's most celebrated collection of red and white quilts. Like the Log Cabin or Baltimore-style, the red and white quilt is a hugely popular genre of quilting. Colorfast Turkey red dye became readily available in the mid-nineteenth century, so red and white quilts became extremely popular, due not only to the newness of the color but also because of the extremely vibrant and punchy contrasting color scheme. Featuring over 650 quilts from the past three centuries, this book is filled with the gorgeous and imaginative designs of feathered stars, diamonds, animals, oak leaves, baskets, lettering, and snowflakes, as well as fascinating examples of careful embroidery and appliqué. With inspiring handiwork, designs, and visual histories, this book exemplifies the sheer magnitude and poetry of red and white quilts and is a staple compendium of this beloved art form.Lexicon
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museum catalogs, quilts, quilts--united states, red, redworkBook Details
Author
Elizabeth V. Warren, Martha Stewart, Maggi McCormick Gordon, American Folk Art MuseumPublisher
Skira RizzoliDate Published
2015Call No.
NK9198.5.U6.W37ISBN
847846520, 9780847846528LCCN
2015931681Notes
Length: 352