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American Quilts & Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A lavishly illustrated volume documenting all of the Metropolitan Museum's quilts and coverlets, providing a complete catalog of one of America's premier collections, spanning our heritage from Colonial days to the middle of the twentieth century. Over 220 photographs (92 in full color).

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