Printed Textiles - Florence M. Montgomery

eoePrinted Textilese? by Florence M. Montgomery is an invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in the history and beauty of English and American cottons and linens from 1700-1850. 378 pages lavishly illustrated with over 400 black and white photos and 12 color plates. A Winterthur First Edition by The Viking Press, NY, 1970. Salmon colored clothbound with gold/gilt decorations on the front cover and gold lettering on spine. Fine copy in a near fine beautiful pictorial dust jacket and color frontispiece. "Beginning about 1700, ever-increasing amounts of printed textiles were exported by England to America .. [the] purpose [of this book] is to examine this remarkable trade and to explore the characteristic fashions of printed cottons, their methods of manufacture, and the use made of them in America, especially for bed furniture, window curtains, and slipcovers." PART I covers English printed textiles, trade with the colonies, furnishing in American homes, textile printing in America in the 18th Century and reference notes. PART II is a catalogue of block-printed textiles, china-blue and blue-resist textiles, copperplate-printed textiles, roller-printed textiles, American plate-and-roller printed textiles and appliqu and patchwork quilts, bibliography and index. Will provide endless inspiration for decorators and designers in many related fields.
H= 11.25" - W= 9"