Quilts, 1700-2010: Hidden Histories, Untold Stories - Hardcover

 
9781851775958: Quilts, 1700-2010: Hidden Histories, Untold Stories
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1851775951 ISBN 13: 9781851775958
Publisher: V & A Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Quilts evoke the past - they stimulate our earliest memories of security and comfort and resonate with historical and cultural references challenging the assumption that stitching is simply 'women's work'. Using stunning new photography, this book explores the personal and social histories which reveal the maker's complex engagement with the wider world. The myths and narratives handed down with each intricately pieced patchwork and stitched whole cloth are as much a part of our heritage as the silks, velvets and cottons which document our textile history. Primary sources, such as inventories, diaries and letters add context to the personal narratives documented by the quilts, exploring responses to marriage, childbirth, love and loss. The book includes contemporary material to show how artists such as Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin respond to the tradition of quilt making.

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About the Author

Sue Prichard is editor and lead curator of Quilts 1700 - 2010 (2010). She is Curator of Contemporary Textiles at the V&A. Recent publications include V&A Pattern: The Fifties (2009) and 'British Textile Design: The Search for a New Aesthetic' in Henry Moore Textiles (2008).

From the Back Cover

Quilts evoke the past - they stimulate our earliest memories of security and comfort and resonate with historical and cultural references challenging the assumption that stitching is simply 'women's work'. Using stunning new photography, this book explores the personal and social histories which reveal the maker's complex engagement with the wider world. The myths and narratives handed down with each intricately pieced patchwork and stitched whole cloth are as much a part of our heritage as the silks, velvets and cottons which document our textile history. Primary sources, such as inventories, diaries and letters add context to the personal narratives documented by the quilts, exploring responses to marriage, childbirth, love and loss. The book includes contemporary material to show how artists such as Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin respond to the tradition of quilt making.

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Publisher
V & A Publishing
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1851775951
ISBN 13 
9781851775958
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
240
Editor
Prichard Sue

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