| Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection | 
 enlarge | Author: Linda Eaton
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 369927
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 9.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0810930129
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.460747511
EAN: 9780810930124
ASIN: 0810930129
Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Product Description
In this pioneering publication, Winterthurs renowned quilt collection is presented through dazzling color photographs that showcase rich fabrics and skillful needlework techniques. The letters of twenty-three-year-old Mary Remington, a dedicated quilt maker, and the extraordinary whitework quilt she made in 1815the only known example of an American quilted coat of armsprovide themes for the book, which looks at the quilts through the lives of their makers. Among the reproductions includedmany are being seen here for the first timeare quilts that express religious faith or commemorate marriages and other family connections; quilts in support of political candidates, made by women who could not vote; quilted bedspreads with matching quilted valances and dressing-table covers pictured in room settings; and much more.
This exquisite presentation provides a rare opportunity to view the strengths of the Winterthur quilt collectionhighlighting examples from the period of the early American republicand to understand how the economics and politics of the time affected quilt materials and design in the early nineteenth century.
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Quilts, History and a whole lot more June 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book as a momento of my trip to the Winterthur Estate. The estate is fabulous and well worth the visit. In the book you not only have some fabulous quilts but you also get the history too. This book would be a great addition to anyone's library or coffee table. Linda has included excerpts from letters, poems and advertising. This is not just "another" quilt book. It is a well researched and written history book.It is a fabulous read.
 Historical perspective on quilting focusing on the collection of H. F. DuPont @ Winterthur June 4, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
My wife is a "quilter". While I was on the East Coast attending a family reunion, one of my cousins, with whom I was staying, asked if I wanted to join her in a tour of Winterthur, close to where she lives. I accepted the invitation and totally enjoyed it especially the quilt collection there. I am not a quilter myself - there are some males interested in and "artists" in this art form, but I have become acquainted with it through my wife's interest in it. When I saw this book, examined it and checked out other's reviews of it, I decided it would make a nice birthday gift for my wife. I liked the fact that it dealt with the history of this art form here in the US, the quilt makers of particular quilts, and the progression of technique in "constructing" them. To me it would appeal to my wife's knowledge of this art form through the collection of the H. F. DuPont family.
A Chance to See Magnificent Quilts from the Winterthur Collection March 16, 2007
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
"Quilts from a material world" is a long-awaited opportunity to view some of the finest quilts in Winterthur's collections, but also to have them expertly placed in social, economic, mercantile, and political context by Linda Eaton's well-researched and readable narrative. This book is a must for quilt and fabric historians, American history buffs, and members of the general reading public who are interested in knowing more about American material culture (in both senses of the word "material"). It is an excellent contribution to the study of fabrics and quilts.
beautiful and fascinating January 25, 2007
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
i have barely had time to savour this book. there is so much to interest quilters and non-quilters that it is hard to know where to start to review.
the photographs of the quilts are wonderful, with lots of details. the textile history is thorough and accurate, including a fascinating section on the different techniques of putting pattern on cloth. the history of the quilters is, yes, fascinating, including letters written by one quilter to her fiance and later husband in the early part of the 19th century.
anyone interested in early america, early manufacturing, and the lives of our forebears will enjoy this book as much as any quilter.
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