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Title: Dating Fabrics - A Color Guide - 1800-1960 Author: Trestain, Eileen Released: 1998-08-15 Publisher: American Quilter's Society - US ISBN: 9780891458845 Format: Paperback Category: Crafts, Hobbies & Home Last Updated: 2018-06-14 Rating: -1 Pages: 206 Description: Textile appraisers and collectors of fabrics, quilts, and antiques can use this book to recognize, identify, and date vintage American fabrics as used in quilts and clothing. Over 1,000 color fabric swatches are shown in this handy, pocket-size reference guide. Simply match antique fabrics by selecting a time period and comparing colors and prints. Editorial Reviews From Library Journal In dating antique quilts, fabric identification takes on paramount importance. This practical handbook compiled by Trestain, an experienced quilt appaiser, includes photos of more than 1000 color fabric swatchesmany from the authors collectioncovering the period from 1800 to 1960. Trestain devotes a chapter to each of six different eras: pre1830, the settling of the West, the first centennial, the turn of the century, the Roaring Twenties, the Depression, and World War II. She prefaces the fabric swatches for each period with historical background and information about print styles, colors, and quilts of the period. This should appeal to quilt show visitors, fabric collectors, and quilt and vintage clothing collectors and is an essential purchase for textile collections and large public libraries. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. |