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Quilts in a Material World Selections from the Winterthur Collection

Hardcover • 2007 • English

Quilts in a Material World Selections from the Winterthur Collection

By Linda Eaton

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Mary Remington was just twenty-three years old when in 1815 she created a beautiful and intricate white work quilt in anticipation of her impending marriage. Mary's quilt, and the letters that she penned over the years to Peleg Congdon, first her fiance and then her husband, provide both an elegant framework for interpreting the outstanding quilt collection at Winterthur and a fascinating glimpse into life in nineteenth-century America. The themes of each chapter are drawn from Mary's letters, w...Show more

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Book details

ISBN

9780810930124

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Quilts in a Material World Selections from the Winterthur Collection

Format

Hardcover

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