Clues in the Calico

A Guide to Identifying and Dating Antique Quilts

Barbara Brackman

• Publisher: C&T Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781571209184
• Year: 2009

In Clues in the Calico Barbara Brackman unveils a much-needed system for dating America's heirloom quilts. She tells how, by collecting and observing quilts and finally analyzing her computer file on close to 900 date-inscribed specimens, she arrived at the system. And through this telling she also imparts a colorful, stunningly illustrated history of quiltmaking along with a good bit of entertaining social history and the newest findings in textile research.
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Table of contents

• Cover
• Acknowledgements
• 1 The Quilt Detective
• 2 An Overview of American Quiltmaking
• 3 Clues in Fiber and Fabric
• 4 Clues in Color and Dyes
• 5 Clues in Cotton Prints
• 6 Clues in Techniques
• 7 Clues in Style
• 8 Clues in Patterns
• Notes
• Appendix 1: Building a Case
• Appendix 2: Notes on the Database of Dated Quilts
• Appendix 3: Chronological List of Stars on the U. S. Flag
• Copyright
• Personal Legal