American Coverlets and Their Weavers: Coverlets from the Collection of Foster and Muriel McCarl - Rilegato

Anderson, Clarita S.; McCarl, Foster; McCarl, Muriel

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ISBN 10: 0821414445 ISBN 13: 9780821414446

Casa editrice: Ohio Univ Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Coverlets woven in vibrant colors of red, blue, white, and green are as popular today as they were in the nineteenth century.

American Coverlets and Their Weavers is a lavishly illustrated guide to one of the premier collections of coverlets in the nation. As such, it is also an essential reference for collectors, historians, specialists in material culture, and others who are interested in American textiles.

Published in association with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, American Coverlets and Their Weavers is a work of impressive scholarship. Clarita S. Anderson has drawn upon her extensive research to identify and discuss 700 weavers and to relate details about their lives and professional careers.

In-depth discussions explore more than fifty coverlets, which are depicted in detail. Another key feature of the book is the annotated dictionary of professional American weavers of figured and fancy coverlets compiled from the University of Maryland Historic Textile Database and the research files at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Folk Art Museum in Williamsburg between May 2002 and September 2003, American Coverlets and Their Weavers will be a treasured guide for collectors and historians alike.

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L'autore

Clarita S. Anderson, noted lecturer and scholar, has written widely on textiles and is the author of Weaving a Legacy: The Don and Jean Stuck Coverlet Collection and Figured and Fancy: Weavers of Wayne County, New York.

Product Description

An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 247 pages; Description: xiv, 247 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) . Subjects: McCarl, Foster --Art collections --McCarl, Muriel --Art collections --Coverlets --United States --History --Weavers --Biography --Dictionaries. Series: Williamsburg decorative arts series. Summary: This lavishly illustrated guide to one of the premier collections of woven coverlets in the United States is an essential reference for collectors, historians, specialists in material culture, and all those who are interested in American textiles. Information about the lives and professional careers of more than seven hundred weavers is included. In-depth discussions explore fifty coverlets that are depicted in detail.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Ohio Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0821414445
• ISBN 13: 9780821414446
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 300