The quilt designers of north east England

Author

Osler, Dorothy

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Uncoverings. 1998, Vol. 19, 37-69, 12 ill., 2 diagrams, 1 map

ISSN

0277-0628

Abstract (en)

For a period from ca.1880 to 1960, a quilting trade, apparently unique for its time, flourished in the northeast of England. A small group of individuals, most trained by apprenticeship, set up business, drawing designs for quilting onto quilt tops. The quilt tops were either created by the designers, or produced by other quiltmakers of the region and then sent to the designers for quilting designs to be marked out. Customers added batting and backing to the tops, then quilted them. This paper describes how the trade operated, the quilts it produced, and the lifestyle and influence of one of the chief (and now most famous) practitioners, Elizabeth Sanderson.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume -- United Kingdom
• Quilts
• Great Britain
• 1800-2000
• England (GBR)
• Needlework
• Commerce
• Sanderson, Elizabeth, 1861-1933

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume -- Royaume-Uni
• Courtepointe
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1800-2000
• England (GBR)
• Travaux d'aiguille
• Commerce
• Sanderson, Elizabeth, 1861-1933

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990401-00204586

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