The American quilt a history of cloth and comfort, 1750-1950

The most important, comprehensive, and sumptuously illustrated addition to the literature of quilting since Quilts in America. Most of the book's 250 stunning full-color quilts have never before been published. With them as a reference, Kiracofe shows us how to read a vocabulary of fabrics, dyes, pa...

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Main Author: Kiracofe, Roderick
Other Authors: Huff, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, 1944-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarkson Potter, c1993.
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245 1 4 |a The American quilt :  |b a history of cloth and comfort, 1750-1950 /  |c Roderick Kiracofe ; text with Mary Elizabeth Johnson ; photographs by Sharon Risendorph ; design by Adriane Stark. 
260 |a New York :  |b Clarkson Potter,  |c c1993. 
300 |a xiii, 290 pages :  |b color illustrations ;  |c 29 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index. 
505 0 |a 1900-1950: A new century of quiltmaking begins -- Dating antique quilts -- Investigating a quilt -- Owning an antique quilt -- Where to see America's quilts -- Where to buy quilts. 
520 0 |a The most important, comprehensive, and sumptuously illustrated addition to the literature of quilting since Quilts in America. Most of the book's 250 stunning full-color quilts have never before been published. With them as a reference, Kiracofe shows us how to read a vocabulary of fabrics, dyes, patterns, and other clues to put quilts in their social and cultural context. Full-color photographs. 
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