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Episode 52 | Are Quilts Folk Art? Collecting Antique American Quilts with Laura Saville

Podcast: House of Folk Art · Matt Ledbetter

Opublikowano: 2026-03-16

In this episode of House of Folk Art, Matt Ledbetter sits down with longtime friend and antique dealer Laura Saville for a full conversation on antique American quilts, how to look at them, how to date them, and why more collectors are starting to take them seriously as both historical objects and pieces of art. Laura talks about falling headfirst into quilts over the last several months, studying fabrics, construction, and textile history, and learning how quilts connect to antique clothing, regional taste, and daily life in America. Matt brings in the picking side of it too...