Library Collection
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Hearthside Cooking: Early American Southern Cuisine Updated for Today's Hearth and Cookstove
AuthorCrump, Nancy CarterDescriptionA standard guide for museum interpreters and guides, culinary historians, historical re-enactors, campers, scouts, and home cooks interested in foodways and experimenting with new recipes and techniques.Call NumberTX715.2.S68 C78 2008PublisherISBN9780807859131
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Death by Petticoat: American History Myths Debunked
AuthorTheobald, Mary MileyDescriptionAmerican History Myths DebunkedCall NumberE178.6 .T43 2012PublisherISBN9781449418533America's Arts and Skills by editors of Life Magazine
Call NumberNK805 .L44PublisherThe Carolina Housewife A Facsimile of the 1847 Edition
AuthorRutledge, Anna WellsDescriptionFirst published in 1847 as The Carolina Housewife, of House and Home: by a Lady of Charleston, is perhaps the classic Southern cookbook,Call NumberTX715 .R975 1979PublisherISBN9780872493834Tidings From the 18th Century
AuthorGilgun, BethDescriptionProvides the information, background, patterns and techniques to recreate the Colonial American lifestyle.Call NumberTT715 .G54 1993PublisherISBN9781880655047A Decade of Decorative Arts: The Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago
AuthorNaeve, MiloRoberts, Lynn SpringerCall NumberNK805 .A78 1986ISBN9780865590694
Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva
AuthorDuffy, JimCall NumberE450A Quaker Woman's Cookbook
AuthorWeaver, William Woys Gillette, Mrs. F. L.DescriptionThe Domestic Cookery of Elizabeth Ellicott LeaCall NumberTX715 .L39 2004PublisherISBN9780811700733
The Antiques Book
AuthorEdited by Alice Winchester and the staff of the magazine AntiquesDescription†Outstanding, authoritative articles on ceramics, furniture, glass, silver, pewter, architecture, prints and other collecting interests.†Call NumberNK1125 .A6Country Houses and Collections: An Anthology
AuthorBeard, Geoffrey Beard EditorDescriptionRare and highly sought-after volume explores the rich history, architecture, and interior curation of historic European estates. It serves as a vital resource for architectural historians and collectors, detailing how these magnificent estates and their accumulated arts were built, displayed, and preserved across centuries.Call NumberNA2400Publisher
American Treasure Hunt: The Legacy of Israel Sack
AuthorSack, HaroldWilk, MaxDescriptionTraces the growth of his family's antique business, offers a profile of his father, the business's founder, and describes the people and museums who collect antique furnitureCall NumberNK1133.26.S33 S3 1986PublisherISBN9780316765930
Old Southern Cookery Mary Randolph's Recipes adapted for today's kitchen
AuthorHendricks, Sue J & Hendricks, ChristopherCall NumberTX715.2.S68 H47PublisherISBN9781493049059
Martin's Hundred (A First Account of One of the Most Important Excavations in American Historical Archaeology
AuthorHume, Ivor NoelDescriptionA First Account of One of the Most Important Excavations in American Historical ArchaeologyCall NumberF234.M378 N63PublisherISBN9780394507286Bounty of Biltmore a cookbook
AuthorPickering, Whitney Wheeler Editor Gold, CharlesDescriptionAllows readers to savor the delicious cuisine and gracious hospitality that represent the pleasures of fine dining at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.Call NumberTX715 .B7558 2000PublisherISBN9780848719555A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework
AuthorSwan, Susan BurrowsDescription117 items in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum; includes samplers, canvas work, crewel embroidery, silk work, quilts, tambour work, knitting, white work, and less common needlework forms.Call NumberNK8812 .S95 1976PublisherISBN9780517521779
An American Pewter Collection: The Collection of Dr. Melvyn and Bette Wolf
AuthorWolf, Bette and MervinDescriptionProvides a quick and easy reference source for the collector; documents the largest and most comprehensive collection of American pewter ever assembled.Call NumberNK8412 .A44 2006PublisherISBN9780977905209
Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850
AuthorMontgomery, Florence M.Call NumberNK8843.A2 M6 1970PublisherISBN9780670296545
Introduction to the Decorative Arts in America to 1850
DescriptionCourse Manual Summer Institute Winterthur MuseumCall NumberNK1Patty Cannon, Woman of Mystery
AuthorGiles, TedCall NumberE442.C3 G5The Magazine Antiques 1922-2006
DescriptionBound copies of Issues: 1922-2006
Call NumberNK1125 .A3Publisher
Delaware The First State
Call NumberF165.F57The Universal Penman Engraved by George Bickham
AuthorBickham, George Hofer, Philip EssayistCall NumberZ43 .B58 1743aPublisherISBN0486206165Preserving Textiles A Guide for the Nonspecialist
AuthorMailand, Harold F.Alig, Dorothy StitesCall NumberNK8804.5 .M3424 1999PublisherISBN9780936260716Dictionary of Marks Pottery and Porcelain 12 printing
AuthorKovel, Ralph and Terry H.Call NumberNK4215 .K68 1995PublisherISBN9780517701379Dr. Johnson's London
AuthorPicard, LisaDescriptionSurvey of Johnson's London, spanning the years 1740 to 1770, reveals what it was that proved so compelling about the monstrous metropolis.Call NumberDA682 .P53 2001PublisherISBN9780312276652
The Delaware State House: A Preservation Report
Call NumberF174American Cookery: or The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry & Vegetables, etc. First edition
AuthorSimmons, AmeliaDescription1st edCall NumberTX703 .S5PublisherISBN155709439XFart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
AuthorJapikse, Carl (editor)Call NumberPS745.A3 J37PublisherISBN9781583940792The Model Architect: A Series of Original Designs for Cottages, Villas, etc. Vol.1, 2
AuthorSloan, SamuelDescriptionSloan, Samuel. The model architect: A series of original designs for cottages, villas, suburban residencesCall NumberNA7207.S6PublisherISBN9780306707469Audubon's Birds of America
AuthorAudubon, John JamesCall NumberQL681Peach Cookbook: beverages, breakfast treats, appetizers, soups, salads, sides, entrÈes, and desserts
AuthorBrodeur, MimiDescriptionHow versatile a peach can be.Call NumberTX813.P4 B76PublisherISBN9780811704731Silversmiths of Delaware, 1700-1850
AuthorHistorical Society of Delaware, Ruthanna HindesCall NumberNK7112 .H26Colours from Nature: A Dyer's Handbook
AuthorDean, JennyDescriptionDescribes in full detail how to prepare and use natural dyes on a variety of fibres to produce a wide range of colours, following safe and environmentally-friendly methods.Call NumberSB285PublisherISBN9781844484683A Directory of Antique Furniture (The Authentic Classification of European & American Designs Ö...
AuthorHinckley, F. LewisDescriptionThe authentic classification of European and American designs for professionals & connoisseursCall NumberNK2260 .H5PublisherGeorge Logan of Philadelphia
AuthorTolles, Frederick B.DescriptionA Quaker idealist who attempted by private diplomacy to avert the Revolutionary War. He was an intimate friend of all the well known names of that time.Call NumberE302.6.L8 T6Publisher
Early American Crafts and Occupations
AuthorCopeland, Peter F.DescriptionTravel back in time over 300 years for an authentic glimpse of typical occupations practiced in colonial America from the mid-seventeenth to the late eighteenth century. Artist Peter Copeland makes it possible in this carefully researched and meticulously rendered coloring book. Forty lively scenes ó five of them double-page ó depict a variety of tradespeople and crafters: the watercart driver, who supplied townspeople with fresh water daily for a small fee; the town crier, a colonial version of today's TV newscaster; the tinker, a traveling repairman; and many more.Call NumberTT23PublisherISBN9780486282978St. Anne's Church In Apoquinimy, Delaware: a history of one of Delaware's oldest churches from its founding in 1704
AuthorColburn, Dorothy RowlettDescriptionThis book is a history of one of Delaware's oldest churches from its founding in 1704. It includes notes for each chapter, 17 indices.Call NumberBX5980.M522 C65PublisherISBN9780615469393
