Fabric of a nation : American quilt stories / Pamela A. Parmal, Jennifer M. Swope, Lauren D. Whitley ; with a preface by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

A mother stitches a few lines of prayer into a bedcover for her son serving in the Union army during the Civil War. A formerly enslaved African American woman creates a quilt populated by Biblical figures alongside celestial events. A quilted Lady Liberty, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln mark...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Parmal, Pamela A. (Author)
Swope, Jennifer (Author)
Whitley, Lauren D. (Author)
Corporate Author: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Host institution)
Other Authors: Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, 1938- (Writer of preface)
Language:English
Published: Boston : MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, [2021]
Edition:First edition
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Physical Description:239 pages : color illustrations ; 28 x 26 cm
Format: Book

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