English and American Textiles: From 1790 to the Present

256 pp. "Here is a lavish pictorial celebration of two centuries of furnishing textile design, charting the changing tastes and technical innovations of succeeding decades from 1790 to the present day. The authors look at both the styles of the grand interior and at the textiles that were available for the average home. Copious illustrations of the fabrics themselves are supplemented with pictures of rooms, showing how they were used at windows, on floors, and in upholstery; while the final chapter discusses the range of traditional designs that are now on the market. With 405 illustrations, 333 in color."--Front jacket flap