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American Quilts & Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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This is all pretty good except for the close-up detail photos. Somebody cheaped out and didn't take actual close-up shots. Instead it seems they just enlarged the overall shot which comes out too blurry to be able to examine any detail. That is very disappointing in a book from the Met - also the editing seems a bit lax. I'm no grammar police, but there were several obvious mistakes.

This is an expanded version of Amerlia Peck's writing on this subject origianlly published in 1990. It is well organized by type; the colors and the detail in the photogrpahs are mesmerizing. Peck has a talent for conveying information that is simultaneously instructive and entertaining. I'm impressed with the social, material, historic and design development range covered. Very comprehensive. I've given it as a gift more than once.

This book offers very interesting historical reading about the museum's quilts, blankets and woven coverlets and personal histories connnected to the items. The majority of the collection come from northeastern American states. Special quilts and textiles are shown as well as everyday bed coverings used in the 18th-20th centuries.

The featured textiles include full photos of the item and large detail photos with incredible detail, letting you see the stitches, signatures, fabrics and woven sections of the coverlets. The book ends with a catalogue of their entire collection of American bed textiles, with two pictures per page and file information. Information like this is gold if you want the textile details, accession number, their notes and who gave it when type of facts. The index is laid out well, with bolded pattern and style names, useful!