Name/Title
The American quilt : a history of cloth and comfort, 1750-1950Entry/Object ID
NK9198.5.U6.K57Description
America of the 18th and 19th centuries developed at a breathtaking pace, and the changes that marked each era were inevitably mirrored in the prevailing quilting styles of the period. The American Quilt marks the first time the evolution of quilting has been traced chronologically, identifying the fabric, design, and construction hallmarks of each period and showing the genesis of beloved patterns and styles. A thorough discussion of America’s textile history, complete with a fabric time-line, provides further insight into antique quilts, offering important clues to their age and provenance.
The American Quilt charts the course of quilting in America, from the earliest whole-cloth and broderie perse quilts through the emergence of the block style in all its regional and popular permutations. Special sections are devoted to quilt subgenres, including Amish quilts, Baltimore Album quilts, mourning quilts, and African-American quilts, that are highly prized by collectors today. Filled with more than 250 photographs of rarely seen quilts and delightful evocations of quilting’s colorful past, The American Quilt is a thought-provoking and important step forward in our ever-expanding knowledge of this remarkable folk art.Context
Contains serval magazine pages and a xerox of various quilts.Collection
Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
quilts--united states--historyBook Details
Author
Roderick Kiracofe, Mary Elizabeth JohnsonPublisher
Clarkson PotterDate Published
1993Call No.
NK9198.5.U6.K57ISBN
517575353, 9780517575352LCCN
92006675Notes
Length: 290