Pieced Work And Applique Quilts At Shelburne Museum
Shelburne: The Shelburne Museum, 1957. Softcover. Blue wraps. viii, 96 pp. Numerous color and bw ills. Pages lightly tanned. Illustrated throughout. More
Shelburne: The Shelburne Museum, 1957. Softcover. Blue wraps. viii, 96 pp. Numerous color and bw ills. Pages lightly tanned. Illustrated throughout. More
1972. Softcover. White ill. wraps. 80 pp. 4 color, 39 bw plates. Exhibit and catalogue organized by J. Herbert Callister. 18th and 19th century New England bed rugs. Plates include descriptive annotations. More
Newark: Newark Museum, 1948. Paperback. White and red patterned wraps. 90 pp. Profuse bw plates. Features a collection spanning over two hundred years, from 1680 to the turn of the 20th century. More
New York: Sotheby's, 1981. Softbound. Color wraps. [88] pp. 172 mostly bw plates. Illustrated and annotated catalogue of 172 needlework samplers, with exhibitions and literature. Includes a one-page essay by Davida T. Deutsch, "Ted Kapnek: A Remembrance". Catalogue from the sale held January 24 to 31, 1981. More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1974. Softcover. Red illustrated stapled wraps with black and white lettering. Unpaginated. 12 bw and color illsustrations. "Twelve American quilts spanning the twelve decades from 1800 to 1920 formed an exhibition upon which this book is based. Although these quilts represent the two..... More
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, Hood Museum of Art, 1990. Softcover. Yellow ill. stapled wraps. 20 pp. Numerous bw ills., 5 color plates. Contributions by Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett, Theodore Mitchell and Heather Caldwell. Published to accompany an exhibition held from March 10 to May 13, 1990. More
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1996. Softcover. Beige & color illus. wraps, 88 pp., 35 BW illus., 10 color plates. Issued as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of Linden Hall, the school these young crafters attended in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Includes school rosters from the..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1985. Hardcover. Color illustrated yellow wraps. 141 pp. 232+ mostly color plates. In-depth study of the history and development of hooked rugs. More
NY: McGraw-Hill, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Black cloth/black DJ. 368 pp. 57 color, 205 bw plates. Remains respectable reading/research copy of this important work. More
Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware, 1976. Softcover. White wraps with bw illustration and black lettering; 39 pp. with several bw illustrations. Catalogue from the exhibition held February 1976; with 63 works exhibited of various types of needlework; includes information about all kinds of needlework. More
Chapel Hill, NC & London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Softcover. Red wraps with color illus and cream lettering. 214 pp., color & BW illus. "Features color photographs of more than 100 quilts crafted in North Carolina between the early nineteenth century and 1976. Included are chintz applique..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1972. Hardcover. Sky blue cloth with decorative red inlay on front cover. 313 pp. 462 color & bw plates. No dust-jacket. Remains a suitable reading/research copy. More
Litchfield, Connecticut: Litchfield Historical Society, 1993. Softcover. Goldenrod illus. wraps; 132 pp.; 59 bw and color figures. Includes writings by Theodore and Nancy Sizer, Sally Schwager, Lynne Templeton Brickley, and Glee Krueger about the Litchfield Female Academy, its attendees and arts; Contains list of known students and checklists of objects..... More
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Red cloth/color DJ. 240 pp. 23 color, 123 bw plates. More
San Francisco: Kiracofe and Kile, 1983. Softcover. White ill. wraps. 71 pp. Numerous bw and color illus. Several articles on historic quilts and quiltmaking. Amish quilts; Log Cabin; quilt collecting; and much more. More
Allentown, PA: Allentown Art Museum, 1988. Softcover. Blue ill. wraps. xix, 140 pp. 100 color and bw ills. Text by Margaret Vincent. Exhibit and catalogue examines characteristics, trends, materials, patterns, and uses of American needlework. Covers the Federal era, the Victorian period, the Civil War, the aesthetic movement in America..... More
Newark: The Newark Museum, 1947. Softcover. Blue and white patterned wraps. 83 pp. 31 bw plates. Introductory essay and many illustrations of 17th, 18th and 19th century coverlets with descriptive annotations. More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. Hardcover. Black cloth, yellow ill. DJ. 238 pp. 219 bw ills. Complete history of the sewing machine. Recounts early attempts and models, discusses the elements necessary for a successful machine, explains the sewing machine combination, and provides information about less expensive machines. Appendices include..... More
Providence, Rhode Island: The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1983. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, 276 pp., many BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a series of 1983-1984 exhibitions of needlework and embroidery samples rendered by women living in Rhode Island over the course of 100 years. Narrative..... More
New York: William Helburn, Inc., 1926. first. Softbound. Printed wraps. iv, 14 pp. followed by 28 bw plates. A very nice copy. More
Softcover. White ill. stapled wraps. 60 pp. Profuse bw plates. More
Providence, Rhode Island: The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1983. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, 276 pp., many BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a series of 1983-1984 exhibitions of needlework and embroidery samples rendered by women living in Rhode Island over the course of 100 years. Narrative..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1975. Hardcover. Navy cloth, orange ill. DJ. 128 pp. 100 color, 150 bw plates. In-depth study of the history and development of hooked rugs. More
New York: A.A. Knopf, 1993. Hardcover. Black adhered slipcase with color illustrations. Black cloth boards with adhered color illustration and red outlined title block on spine. 2 volumes: illustrations (some color), maps (some color).xix, 583 pages. Written by the foremost authority on this subject, this set really is the bible..... More
Marion, Massachusetts: The Channings, 1975. First. Softcover. Lavender illustrated wraps; 58 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Samplers from the Plimoth Colony area from the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s; Includes pieces by Henrietta Bradford, Elizabeth Brewster, Nancy Holmes, Sally Larabee, Tabitha Plasket, Mary Spooner, Sarah Spooner, and many others. More