Fabrics for Historic Buildings Rev Edition

GIFT QUALITY! FOURTH EDITION. 1990 Preservation Press trade paperback, 3rd printing. Jane Nylander (Our Own Snug Fireside: Images of the New England Home, 1760-1860). How Can An Appropriate Fabric be selected to reupholster a family heirloom chair, make new draperies for a 100-year-old house or restore the furnishings of an entire house to their original appearance? Revised and expanded, Fabrics for Historic Buildings explains how to choose, buy and install the correct fabrics for historic interiors. Included is a unique catalog of more than 600 fabric types and patterns and a new chapter on 20th-century fabrics.