Friday, March 22, 2013




Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection


Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection


In this pioneering publication, Winterthurs renowned quilt collection is presented through dazzling color photographs that showcase rich fabrics and skillful needlework techniques. The letters of twenty-three-year-old Mary Remington, a dedicated quilt maker, and the extraordinary whitework quilt she made in 1815the only known example of an American quilted coat of armsprovide themes for the book, which looks at the quilts through the lives of their makers. Among the reproductions includedmany are being seen here for the first timeare quilts that express religious faith ... Read more


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