BASSETT, LYNNE Z. ; BASSETT, LYNNE Z. - Telltale Textiles: Quilts from the Historic Deerfield Collection

Warsaw: Historic Deerfield Inc, 2003. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0966676939. New Softcover. Catalog of an exhibition held at Historic Deerfield, Inc. Features early quilt styles, fashions, and design influences. Contents include: Lately from London: imported textiles & quilts. -- Flowered & feathered fantasies: whole-cloth woolen quilts. -- Woman power to water power: the Industrial Revolution makes fabric abundant. -- Run of the mill: pieced quilts. -- Republican simplicity: neoclassical whitework quilts. -- Many hands make light work: cooperative quilting. -- Sentimental journey: friendship quilts & romanticism. -- Calculations & theorems: fancy techniques on quilts. -- End notes scarce. A clear mylar cover has been added to protect the covers. Please see our other books on textiles. ; B&W and color illustrations and photos; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 40 pages. New .