Hidden Treasures, Quilts from 1600 to 1860: Rarely Seen Pre–Civil War Textiles from the Poos Collection - Hardcover

Triplett, Lori Lee; Triplett, Kay

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9781617458071: Hidden Treasures, Quilts from 1600 to 1860: Rarely Seen Pre–Civil War Textiles from the Poos Collection
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1617458074 ISBN 13: 9781617458071
Publisher: C&T Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

One hundred spectacular antique quilts

Turn back time with color photos and insightful essays about America’s quilting past! Admire one hundred antique quilts and textiles you’ve never seen before, curated from the remarkable Poos Collection. Flip through the pages to find a wide range of styles in pre-Civil War quilting—elaborate hand piecing and appliqué, signature quilts, wholecloth beauties, cutout chintz, and intarsia, plus the only known example of an American pictorial war quilt. An invaluable resource to America’s quilt history, the Poos Collection shares its classic, one-of-a-kind quilts.

• Historical quilts you’ve never seen before! Admire one hundred colorful artifacts from the priceless Poos Collection
• Insights and information on the history behind the quilts
• Relax and feast your eyes on these pre-1860 quilts, including album, wool, paper-pieced, white-on-white wholecloth, red and green, indigo, and chintz quilts

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About the Author

Lori Lee Triplett, Business Manager, and Kay Triplett, Curator, represent Quilt and Textile Collections, which manages the Poos Collection, one of the largest privately held quilt and textile collections. Lori lives in Kansas, but travels to teach and speak. www.quiltandtextilecollections.com.

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Publisher
C&T Publishing
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1617458074
ISBN 13 
9781617458071
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
208
Rating
  • 4.47 out of 5 stars
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