Marseille

The Cradle of White Corded Quilting

Autor: Kathryn Berenson

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Editura: International Quilt Study Center & Museum

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Marseille: The Cradle of White Corded Quilting, which accompanies an exhibition of the same name, tr...

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Autor

Kathryn Berenson

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2010

Pagini

128

EAN

9780981458243

ISBN

0981458246

Enbook ID

04949360

Editura

International Quilt Study Center & Museum

Greutate

576

Dimensiuni

217 x 254 x 10

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Marseille: The Cradle of White Corded Quilting, which accompanies an exhibition of the same name, traces the origins and the commercial development of "broderie de Marseille" needlework. During the seventeenth century these supple, all-white corded and quilted furnishings---from bedcovers to quilted bodices and caps---grew out of the thriving textile trade centred on France's Mediterranean port of Marseille as adaptations of popular foreign textile products. Broderie de Marseille is a form of three-dimensional textile sculpture using plain white cloth and white cotton cording, deftly manipulated with needle and thread to reveal patterns highlighted by the resulting play of light and shadow on the textile surface. Skilful execution of broderie de Marseille resulted in delicate, refined work that graced the homes and figures of aristocrats and launched a worldwide passion for all-white corded needlework. The quilted works were filled with imagery expressing contemporary cultural values, such as folk legends, heraldic devices and royal monograms (bedcovers), and floral wreaths and fruits symbolizing good fortune and fertility (wedding quilts). Contemporary versions, today often referred to commercially as matelasse, are machine made and thus lack the personal skills and intimate connections to the work represented by the confections of the original needle-workers. In this richly illustrated monograph Kathryn Berenson has exhaustively researched the fascinating story through a broad range of historical records, including household inventories, letters, commercial documents, and literary references.

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