{"product_id":"american-quilts-in-the-industrial-age-1760-1870-the-international-quilt-study-center-and-museum-collections-9780803295926","title":"American Quilts in the Industrial Age, 1760-1870: The International Quilt Study Center and Museum Collections","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of a comprehensive catalog of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum collection, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Quilts in the Industrial Age, 1760-1870\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the dazzling designs and intricate needlework of America's treasured material culture. From whole cloth to pieced quilts to elaborate appliqu  examples, all reflecting various design movements such as Neoclassicism and Eastern exoticism, the contributing authors address the development of quilt making in America from its inception in the 1700s to the period of the U.S. Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Covering more than one hundred years of quilt making, this volume examines the period's quilts from both an artistic and a historical perspective. The contributors provide critical information regarding the founding of the republic and the influential republican values and ideals manifested in the quilts of this era. They also address the role that immigration and industrialization played in the evolution of materials and styles. With full-color photographs of nearly six hundred quilts, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Quilts in the Industrial Age, 1760-1870\u003c\/i\u003e offers new insights into American society. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Cox Crews\u003c\/b\u003e is founding director emerita of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum and professor emeritus in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has edited and coedited multiple books, including\u003ci\u003e American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1870-1940: The International Quilt Study Center Collections\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2009) and\u003ci\u003e Wild by Design: Two Hundred Years of Innovation and Artistry in American Quilts\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Ducey\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of collections at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eChintz Appliqué From Imitation to Icon\u003c\/i\u003e and is a contributing author of \u003ci\u003eWild by Design: Two Hundred Years of Innovation and Artistry in American Quilts\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328450629906,"sku":"9780803295926","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c230fc03-138b-4cea-98eb-281f1bf6b7da.jpg?v=1727740348","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-quilts-in-the-industrial-age-1760-1870-the-international-quilt-study-center-and-museum-collections-9780803295926","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}