Marseille: The Cradle of White Corded Quilting
ISBN-13:
9780981458243
ISBN-10:
0981458246
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Kathryn Berenson
Publication date:
2010
Publisher:
INTL QUILT STUDY CTR & MUSEUM
Format:
Paperback
128 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780981458243
ISBN-10:
0981458246
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Kathryn Berenson
Publication date:
2010
Publisher:
INTL QUILT STUDY CTR & MUSEUM
Format:
Paperback
128 pages
Summary
Marseille: The Cradle of White Corded Quilting (ISBN-13: 9780981458243 and ISBN-10: 0981458246), written by authors
Kathryn Berenson, was published by INTL QUILT STUDY CTR & MUSEUM in 2010.
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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 centered 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. Skillful 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 matelassé, are machine made and thus lack the personal skills and intimate connections to the work represented by the confections of the original needleworkers. 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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