American Association for State and Local History book series
Notes
"Published in cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History, the Association for Documentary Editing, and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-256) and index.
Textiles in America, 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchant's papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth
xviii, 412 p., [64] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Notes
"A Winterthur/Barra book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-412).
Contents
Furnishing practices in England and America -- Bed hangings -- Window curtains -- Upholstery -- Textiles for the period room in America -- Dictionary: Introduction to the dictionary; The entries; The plates.
Summary
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. --from publisher description
