Textiles in America, 1650-1870
Textiles in America, 1650-1870
ISBN: 9780393732245
作者: Florence M·Montgomery
出版社: W W Norton & Co Inc
出版年: 2007-8
页数: 412
定价: 397.00元
装帧: HRD
内容简介
The book offers an overview of textiles in America, based on years of research, that is unmatched in scope.Imported textiles played a central role in the lives of American colonists. The most-imported commodity, and a highly valued one, textiles were used for bedding, bed curtains, clothing, household linens, window curtains, upholstery, and floor covering.This book illustrates samples from collections around the world, as well as drawings and engravings of the time. Its dictionary-style entries depict the myriad household uses for textiles in the period. Drawing on original documents, prints, paintings, commercial records, merchant papers, advertisements, and pattern books, Textiles in America is a comprehensive resource, and a treasure trove of scholarship.