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The Antiques Treasury of Furniture and Other Decorative Arts in Winterthur, Williamsburg, Sturbridge, Ford Museum, Cooperstown, Deerfield, Shelburnes
AuthorWinchester, Alice Editor and the staff of Antiques magazine.DescriptionCovers Winterthur, Williamsburg, Sturbridge, Ford Museum, Cooperstown, Deefrield and ShelburneCall NumberNK806 .A57PublisherISBN9780525056133
A Miscellany of Garden Wisdom
AuthorSchofield, BernardDescriptionProvides simple answers to complicated gardening problems with solutions that may cost little and take no time - practical gardening advice
Call NumberSB451 .S384 1990PublisherISBN9780894718915
Book Sewings By Hand
AuthorHorton, Richard W.DescriptionDemonstrates how to perform a wide array of book sewing methods. The short, well-illustrated instructions have been honed through countless workshops over the years. This volume can serve both as an instruction guide for new binders and a ready-reference work for those more experienced.Call NumberZ700PublisherISBN9781598382303Philadelphia Georgian: the city house of Samuel Powel and some of its eighteenth-century neighbors
AuthorTatum, George B.Call NumberNA707 .T37PublisherISBN9780819540959Colonial History: Benjamin Franklin, Lafayette, Paul Revere, Colonial Newbury, Georgian [Sterling Silver Catalogues]
AuthorTilton, George P.DescriptionColonial history, with fabulous pieces of Towle Mfg. Company, Silversmiths of Newburyport, MA, Sterling silver tableware and accesories. Histories of Ben Franklin, LaFayette, Paul Revere, Colonial Newbury and Georgian. Georgian contains an account of the chief events of the War of Revolution and the acts of oppression which preceded and provoked it. Combined with the Georgian style of architecture.Call NumberTS735 .T7PublisherA Decade of Decorative Arts: The Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago
AuthorNaeve, MiloRoberts, Lynn SpringerCall NumberNK805 .A78 1986ISBN9780865590694
Kitchen Utensils: names, origins, and definitions through the ages
AuthorBrooks, Phillips V.Call NumberTX656 .B786 2004PublisherISBN9781403966193Ship Passenger Lists Pennsylvania & Delaware 1641-1825
AuthorBoyer, Carl 3rdDescriptionA completed 4 volume list with the exception of the 11 volume index to PA naturalizations. The volume contains 197 lists up to page 219. From pages 220 with notes to the Indices, it continues with pages 221 Index of Ship Names, p. 222 Index of Place NameCall NumberF148 .B76PublisherISBN936124024Accumulation & Display: Mass Marketing Household Goods in America 1880 1920 Exhibition Catalog
AuthorFederhen, Deborah Anne, Brooks, Bradley & ÖCall NumberTX299 .F44 1986ISBN9780912724164Jewelry in America 1600-1900
AuthorFales, Martha GandyDescriptionA comprehensive, chronologically organized study of jewelry as it was worn by both men and women from Colonial days to the turn of the century in America.Call NumberNK7312 .F35 1995PublisherISBN9781851492237
Inventory of the County Archives of Delaware #1 New Castle County
DescriptionThe inventory in this book is a brief history of the county, a sketch of governmental organization supplemented by a chart, abbreviated essays for the county offices, entries sections and a subject index.Call NumberCD3150 .H5PublisherISBN155613990XThe Care of Antiques
AuthorMills, John FitzmauriceDescriptionDeals with the restoration of antiques presenting the techical aspects.Call NumberNK1127.5 .M54PublisherISBN9780531095515
Whatever Shall I Wear?: A Guide to Assembling an 18th C Woman's Wardrobe
AuthorRiley, Mara & Johnson, CathyDescriptionGuide for 18th-century reenactors, covering garments from the early century to the Federal period. It focuses on American colonial, middle-class clothing, offering guidance on materials, basic stitches, and garment constructionCall NumberGTPublisherAncient Carpenters' Tools: Together with Joiners' and Cabinet Makers' Tools in Use in the 18th Century
AuthorMercer, Henry C.Call NumberTJ1195Early American Trades Coloring Book
AuthorCopeland, Peter F.DescriptionEarly American craftsmen made a vital contribution to the development of this country, and they are still a very important part of our heritage. This book provides illustrations, rendered for coloring, of 22 crafts that were once widespread in America but are now rarely seen.Call NumberTT23PublisherISBN9780486238463Winterthur Portfolio 4
AuthorDoud, Richard K. (editor)DescriptionIssues: 1964, 1965, 1967-1970, 1972, 1974,1980, 1983-1989, 1990-1996, 2001, 2002Call NumberN9 .W52PublisherISBN00840416Toys & Games
AuthorKetchum, William C., Jr.DescriptionThe Smithsonian Illustrated Library of AntiquesCall NumberGV1218.5 .K45PublisherWinterthur in Bloom: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn Foreword by Henry Francis DuPont
AuthorBruce, HaroldDescriptionA delightful book with the photographs and textual information of the flowers and trees in all 4 seasons at Winterthur as of 1968. Contains a Key to Winterthur Gardens and index.Call NumberNK460PublisherFrank Lloyd Wright A Visual Encyclopedia
AuthorThompson, LainDescriptionComprehensive guide to the life and times of the man widely considered to be one of the most innovative and influential figures in modern architecture.Call NumberNA737.W7 T53 2000PublisherISBN9781855858633
The American Craftsman
AuthorWilliamson, Scott GrahamCall NumberHD2346.U5 W55Textiles for Colonial Clothing: A Workbook of Swatches and Information
AuthorQueen, SalyCall NumberNK8800Delaware History Vol. XXXI No.2 2005-2006
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionVolume 31, No.2 has three articles: 1."Rise of the Delaware Peach Industry"; 2. " A Log House for an Architect: Benjamin Henry Latrobe at Iron Hill"; 3. "Another Look at Frank Zevley's Churches of Delaware Part 2".Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherLighting for Historic Buildings
AuthorMoss, RogerCall NumberNK2115.5.L5 M67ISBN089133131XThe Needleworker's Dictionary
AuthorClabburn, PamelaDescriptionEssentially a book of extended definitions, it combines the "what it is" and the "how it is done" for a huge range of information both historical and contemporary. What is more, it is unique, being the only modern work to explain the meaning of the innumerable terms and techniques in use over the centuries for all kinds of sewing, stitchery, and embroidery.Call NumberTT750 .C35PublisherBayou Bend: The Interiors and the Gardens
AuthorWarren, David B.Call NumberN6505 .W3PublisherISBN9780316084017
Westminster Abbey 22th edition
AuthorBeeson, Trevor, Canon of WestminsterCall NumberDA687.W5Landmarks & Legacies: Exploring Historic Delaware
AuthorGeorge, Pam Fleming, KevinDescriptionHighlights over 50 of the First State's most significant points of interest, bringing to life the rich cultural heritage and historical sites found throughout the regionCall NumberF174PublisherISBN9780982071670Indigo Textiles Technique and History
AuthorSandberg, GostaDescriptionProvides a picture of 'the living colour', its history, techniques and aesthetic value.Call NumberTT854.3 .S2613 1989PublisherISBN9780937274408The Colonial Cook
AuthorKalman, BobbieDescriptionDiscusses the foods, methods, equipment, and places used by cooks in colonial AmericaCall NumberTX715 .K127496 2002PublisherISBN9780778707943The American Revolution: Three Views
DescriptionKristol, Irving American Revolution as a successful revolution; Diamond, Martin Revolution of sober expectations; Nutter, G. Warren Freedom in a revolutionary economyCall NumberE208 .A44Publisher"A Most Comfortable Dinner"
AuthorDillon, Clarissa F. Gillette, Mrs. F. L.DescriptionPresents 18th-century recipes and food traditions designed to subsist a great number of persons at a small expense
Call NumberTX705Publisher
Delaware on the Underground Railroad: a record of facts, authentic narratives, etc.
AuthorBurdick, KimCall NumberE450Delaware Archives, Military and Naval, Vol II
DescriptionAn archival book of Delaware Military and Naval information. Volume 2 of a 3 volume setCall NumberF161The Chippendale Period in English Furniture
AuthorClouston, K. WarrenDescriptionManual of the period of English History containing Chippendale furniture. Illustrations are from the original books of design from national and private collections.Call NumberNK2529 .C5Publisher
1671 Census of the Delaware
AuthorCraig, Peter S.DescriptionThis book is designed to assist historians and genealogists in identifying European settlers on the Delaware River prior to the Quaker invasion that began with John Fenwick's group in 1675 and ended with William Penn's 23 ships in 1681-1682. It incluedsCall NumberF157.D4 C725 1999PublisherISBN1887099107The Underground Railroad in Delaware
AuthorMorgan, MichaelDescriptionThis book is an attempt to correct the oversight of the routes that freedom seekers used for escape from the bonds of slavery in Delaware that had not been documented. The book is drawn mostly from works published in the 19th century, such as the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, revised twice, William Still's Underground Railroad Records and Sarah Bradford's two books on Harriet Tubman. This book may serve as a guide to further research found from family traditions and keepsake documents.Call NumberE185 .B46PublisherISBN9781467152419
