Quilts often grab our attention in old photographs.
Carlie Sexton advertisment
About 1920
What is that jolt of modernism in the picture?
About 1930
About 1910
About 1880
In times of clutter---a glimpse of minimalism
Women washing in Jefferson County, Florida,
early 20th century(?)
How did they see these patchwork compositions?
About 1910
Detail of a photo from Janet Finley collection,
International Quilt Study Center and Museum.
See their online exhibit
Posing with Patchwork: