{"product_id":"amish-quilts-crafting-an-american-icon-young-center-books-in-anabaptist-and-pietist-studies-9781421410531","title":"Amish Quilts: Crafting an American Icon (Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive study on the history  meaning  art  and commerce of Amish quilts. Second Place Winner of the Design and Effectiveness Award of the Washington Publishers Quilts have become a cherished symbol of Amish craftsmanship and the beauty of the simple life. Country stores in Lancaster County  Pennsylvania  and other tourist regions display row after row of handcrafted quilts. In luxury homes  office buildings  and museums  the quilts have been preserved and displayed as priceless artifacts. They are even pictured on collectible stamps. Amish Quilts explores how these objects evolved from practical bed linens into contemporary art. In this in-depth study  illustrated with more than 100 stunning color photographs  Janneken Smucker discusses what makes an Amish quilt Amish. She examines the value of quilts to those who have made  bought  sold  exhibited  and preserved them and how that value changes as a quilt travels from Amish hands to marketplace to consumers. A fifth-generation Mennonite quiltmaker herself  Smucker traces the history of Amish quilts from their use in the late nineteenth century to their sale in the lucrative business practices of today. Through her own observations as well as oral histories  newspaper accounts  ephemera  and other archival sources  she seeks to understand how the term \"Amish\" became a style and what it means to both quiltmakers and consumers. She also looks at how quilts influence fashion and raises issues of authenticity of quilts in the marketplace. Whether considered as art  craft  or commodity  Amish quilts reflect the intersections of consumerism and connoisseurship  religion and commerce  nostalgia and aesthetics. By thoroughly examining all of these aspects  Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646827651125,"sku":"ByrdShop_1421410532","price":43.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781421410531.jpg?v=1781678918","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/amish-quilts-crafting-an-american-icon-young-center-books-in-anabaptist-and-pietist-studies-9781421410531","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}