Tour: Textiles from the Index of American Design

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A variety of textile textures were produced in America during the eighteenth and nineteeth centuries. Included are representative examples of the handiwork of American women of colonial and later times, articles made by professional weavers, as well as fabrics produced by textile mills in America's early years of industrialization.

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1	George Constantine, Shaker Man's Handkerchief, c. 1936
2	Ruth M. Barnes, Coverlet, c. 1937
3	Magnus S. Fossum, Woven Coverlet, c. 1937
4	Fred Hassebrock, Handwoven Coverlet, c. 1940
5	Charlotte Angus, Woven Coverlet, c. 1940
6	Sarah F. Williams, Sampler, c. 1938
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7	Frances Lichten, Embroidered Towel,
8	Suzanne Chapman, Valance, 1935/1942
9	Dorothy Lacey, Caswell Carpet, c. 1936
10	Alice Cosgrove, Hooked Rug, 1941
11	Sylvia De Zon, Chintz, c. 1939
12	Joseph Lubrano, Printed Textile, c. 1941
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13	Sylvia De Zon, Patchwork Quilt, c. 1939
14	Charlotte Winter, Crazy Quilt, c. 1938
15	Marion Curtiss, Quilt, c. 1938
16	Byron Dingman, Quilt, c. 1941
17	Beverly Chichester, Doll Bed Applique Patchwork Quilt, c. 1937