Marseille

The Cradle of White Corded Quilting

Kathryn Berenson

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International Quilt Study Center & Museum
01 November 2010

The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Textile artworks; Textile artworks: tapestries, hangings & quilts; Quiltmaking, patchwork & applique

Marseille: The Cradle of White Corded Quilting, which accompanies an exhibition of the same name, traces the origins and the commercial development of broderie de Marseille needlework. During the seventeenth century these supple, all-white corded and quilted furnishings—from bedcovers to quilted bodices and caps—grew out of the thriving textile trade centered on France’s Mediterranean port of Marseille as adaptations of popular foreign textile products. Broderie de Marseille is a form of three-dimensional textile sculpture using plain white cloth and white cotton cording, deftly manipulated with needle and thread to reveal patterns highlighted by the resulting play of light and shadow on the textile surface. Skillful execution of broderie de Marseille resulted in delicate, refined work that graced the homes and figures of aristocrats and launched a worldwide passion for all-white corded needlework. The quilted works were filled with imagery expressing contemporary cultural values, such as folk legends, heraldic devices and royal monograms (bedcovers), and floral wreaths and fruits symbolizing good fortune and fertility (wedding quilts). Contemporary versions, today often referred to commercially as matelassé, are machine made and thus lack the personal skills and intimate connections to the work represented by the confections of the original needleworkers. In this richly illustrated monograph Kathryn Berenson has exhaustively researched the fascinating story through a broad range of historical records, including household inventories, letters, commercial documents, and literary references.

By: Kathryn Berenson
Imprint: International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 585g
ISBN: 9780981458243
ISBN 10: 0981458246
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 November 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kathryn Berenson is a world-renowned researcher in French and American textiles and the author of Quilts of Provence: The Art and Craft of French Quiltmaking.

Reviews for Marseille: The Cradle of White Corded Quilting

Kathryn Berenson has written a book that combines the quilt's medieval literary roots, commercial history, technique, and development in a manner that is as informative as it is engaging. Once I began, I couldn't put it down. - Suzanne Smith Arney, Textile Society of America Newsletter Kathryn is indisputably a specialist or even THE specialist of 'Marseille embroidery'... An essential book with magnificent photos! - Quiltmania