American Quilts in the Industrial Age, 1760-1870

This volume highlights the dazzling designs and intricate needlework of America's treasured material culture. From whole cloth to pieced quilts to elaborate applique examples, all reflecting various design movements such as neoclassicism and Eastern exoticism the contributing authors address the development of quiltmaking in America from its inception in the 1700s to the period of the U.S. civil War. With full-color photographs of nearly six hundred quilts, American Quilts in the Industrial Age, 1760-1870 offers new insights into American society.