Hidden Treasures, Quilts from 1600 to 1860 features rarely seen quilts from the famous Poos collection—one of the largest privately held quilt and textile collections in the world. A rare, pre-Civil War pictorial quilt, hand-pieced showstoppers, whole-cloth wonders, and heart-tugging signature quilts are all waiting to stoke your creativity!

Get ready to turn back time and admire 100 antique quilts and textiles you’ve never seen before, curated from the remarkable Poos Collection. With curators (and sisters) Kay and Lori Lee Triplett as your guides, flip through the pages to find a wide range of styles in pre-Civil War quilting—elaborate hand piecing and appliqué, signature quilts, wholecloth beauties, cutout chintz, and intarsia, plus the only known example of an American pictorial war quilt.An invaluable resource to America’s quilt history, the Poos Collection shares its classic, one-of-a-kind quilts. Quilt enthusiasts of all kinds will love having this in their library!