Four Centuries of Quilts

The book Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, by the curators Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey, ... delves into the genealogies of craftswomen, including a Maine blueberry farmer, a Brooklyn philanthropist and an Alabama housekeeper. -Eve M. Kahn, New York Times -- Eve M. Kahn New York Times An indispensable-and strikingly beautiful-addition to the study of historic American quilts. -Rhonda Sonnemburg, Selvedge -- Rhonda Sonnemburg Selvedge [A] landmark book ... The book is a trove of information and inspiration, and one that any lover of antique quilts or quilt history must own. -Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Each quilt in the book is both a work of art as well as a historic document offering revealing clues to the past. -Antiques & Auction News Antiques & Auction News An important addition to any decorative arts library, for it contains the most recent quilt scholarship, carefully footnoted. -Lita Solis-Cohen, Maine Antiques Digest -- Lita Solis-Cohen Maine Antiques Digest [Four Centuries of Quilts] has got to be the most important work on the topic of quilts ever published. This volume highlights scads of exquisite eye candy, but it's those lovely 'Baltimore album quilts' that made me gasp. And it's obvious from the text that a tremendous amount of scholarly research went into this masterwork. -Steven Wayne Yvaska, San Jose Mercury News -- Steven Wayne Yvaska San Jose Mercury News A landmark book... Grand in scope and handsomely produced, Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection is sure to be one of the most useful and beloved references on quilts and quilting for years to come. -San Francisco Book Review San Francisco Book Review Quilts aren't just for warmth. As historical documents, for example, they show the ways women reacted to the Civil War and how far-flung countries traded with each other at an early date... The book catalogs nearly 180 quilts from the museum's collection, dating back more than 400 years, and tells the stories of the quilt-makers ... often left out of the historical record. -Alexandra Wolfe, Wall Street Journal -- Alexandra Wolfe Wall Street Journal A collector's dream of a book. -Rose B. Gilbert, syndicated columnist, Creators Syndicate -- Rose B. Gilbert Creators Syndicate Does quilting count as art? In Four Centuries of Quilts, an expansive new survey published by Yale University Press, authors Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey say yes... The book presents a powerful case... These richly informative textiles connect us to the past, other cultures, each other. Sounds like art to me. -Laura C. Mallonee, Hyperallergic -- Laura C. Mallonee Hyperallergic [Four Centuries of Quilts] is a joint publication by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Yale University Press. With those credentials you know that this big, attractive book is the word on quilt making in America. -Danielle Arnet, syndicated columnist, The Smart Collector, Chicago Tribune -- Danielle Arnet Chicago Tribune The substance and breadth of this lavishly illustrated museum collection catalog make it a worthy addition to the well-established scholarly literature on the history and significance of quilts and quilt making in American culture... Endnotes for each chapter are excellent, lending depth and texture... Book design is first-rate, with period photographs, portraits, related artifacts, detail close-ups, and black-and-white diagrams providing context for 130-plus full-page color plates. -CHOICE -- K. S. Edwards CHOICE A wonderful book, an enormous, fabulous overview devoted to the world-famous collection of Colonial Williamsburg... The two textile conservators responsible for the collection offer us in this book a fabulous journey to a land of richly documented quilts and hundreds of photos of extraordinary pieces. Obviously, this is one to collect! -Quiltmania Quiltmania Grand in scope and handsomely produced, Four Centuries of Quilts is sure to be one of the most useful and beloved references on quilts and quilting for years to come. -Quilt Scene Magazine, Winter 2015-16 issue Quilt Scene Magazine Revel in 400 years of quilt history through the pages of Four Centuries of Quilts... The book's historical references are supplemented with spectacular full-page photos as well as close-up detail photograph. -AllPeopleQuilt.com (March 2015) AllPeopleQuilt.com