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Country Cabinetwork and Simple City Furniture
AuthorMorse, John D. (editor)DescriptionPublished for the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Del.Call NumberNK2406 .W53†PublisherISBN9780813902982Historical Needlework of Pennsylvania
AuthorSchiffer, Margaret BerwindDescriptionExamples described are samplers, which include some unusual darning and drawn-work samplers as well as the more familiar cross-stitch type; crewel embroidery, silk embroidered pictures, Florentine stitch embroidery, and the canvas and Berlin work of theCall NumberNK9110 .S35PublisherISBN9781199092113
Furniture Treasury (Mostly of American Origin) Two Volumes in One Unabridged
AuthorNutting, WallaceDescriptionAll periods of American furniture with some foreign examples in America; also American hardware and household utensils.Call NumberNK2406 .N732Publisher
American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History
AuthorBelknap, Waldron Phoenix Jr.DescriptionDivided into seven parts: The Identity of Robert Feke; Problems in Identification; New York Painters and Patrons; Painters and Craftsmen; Notes on Colonial Portraits; The Discoveries of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.; New York Portraits.Call NumberND1311 .B39PublisherISBN9780674022508
Early Building and Historic Artifacts in Tidewater Maryland: The Eastern Shore
AuthorForeman, Henry ChandleeDescriptionThe Medieval traditions of building in Britain were carried over to Maryland settlements in the 17th Century and are still visible today. A compilation of history, genealogy and architecture.Call NumberF176ISBN9780938420651
Delaware History Vol. XXVIII, No.4, 1999-2000
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionVolume 28 XXVIII has four articles: 1. "Gordon Keppel, Ranger Surgeon"; 2. "Allen McLane, James Peale, and Henry bryan Hall: An Artistic Mystery Solved". 3. "Beginnings of the Catholic Church of Wilmington, Delaware"; 4. "Bibliography of Delaware HisCall NumberF161 .D37PublisherJefferson's Garden 1st editon
AuthorLoewer, PeterDescription1st ed.Call NumberSB451.34.V8 L64PublisherISBN9780811700764Historic Virginia Gardens: Preservations by the Garden Club of Virginia
AuthorWilliams, Dorothy HuntCall NumberSB466.U65 V88PublisherISBN9780813906041
Art i Facts Winter 2020
AuthorHenn, Jason, EditorDescriptionViolet Oakley's Capitol Murals Turn 100.A Decade of Collaboration with Moravian Archives.Call NumberAM101The Cabinet Makers of America
AuthorBjerkoe, Ethel HallDescriptionLists 2500 American cabinetmakers from colonial times through the Industrial Revolution era with biographies, dates, and locations.†Call NumberNK2500Publisher
Culinary Expeditions: A Celebration of Food and Culture
AuthorFowler, Damon Lee EditorDescriptionFeatures cultural and culinary stories, 80 tested recipes, and glorious photography of food-related artifacts from the international collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.Call NumberTX715ISBN9780615894935Old American Houses 1700-1850 How to Restore, Remodel, and Reproduce Them
AuthorWilliams, Henry Lionel Williams, Ottalie K.Descriptiondetails techniques to preserve historic architectural integrity while incorporating modern living conveniences.Call NumberTH331PublisherISBN9780517011676
Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 53, Number 1February 2014
AuthorDerrick, Michele, Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionNatural Yellow Chalk in Traditonal Old Master Drawings.Multimodality Imaging of Daguerreotypes and Development of a Registration Program for Image Evaluation.Comparison of a Solid-State Luminaire to Tungsten-halogen Lamps for Displaying Museum Objects.Call NumberN8554 .A53aA Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections
AuthorMalaro, Marie C.Call NumberKF4305 .M35PublisherISBN9780874746563Interpretative Design and the Dance of Experience
AuthorVan Matre, SteveCall NumberGV181.18 .V36 2008PublisherISBN9780917011238Giotto: The Arena Chapel Frescoes
AuthorEuler, Walter Stubblebine, James H. (editor)Descriptionthe Scrovegni Chapel in PaduaCall NumberND623.G6 E823PublisherThe 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 .A6Winterthur: A Portrait
Call NumberNK460PublisherElements of Architecture ( The Works of Asher Benjamin VII Reprintof 1843 ed.
AuthorBenjamin, AsherDescriptioncontaining the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders, with all their details and embellishments. Also, the theory and practice of carpentry.Call NumberNA2815 .B42PublisherISBN9780306710285Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 55, Number 4November 2016
Authordel Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionBlown Up: Collaborative Conservation and Sustainable Treatment for a Dress with Inflatable SleevesA Study of Picasso's Painting Materials and Techniques in Six of His Early PortraitsTesting for Gums, Starches, and Mucilages in Artifacts with O-ToluidinCall NumberN8554 .A53aPublisherDoll Houses Miniature Kitchens and Shops
AuthorRountree, Susan HightCall NumberNK4892.U6 W563PublisherISBN9780879351595Patterns of Fashion 1 Englishwomen's dresses & their construction c.1660-1860
AuthorKalman, BobbieDescriptionIncludes detailed patterns and drawings taken from the original specimens.Call NumberGTPublisherISBN033336063Delaware History Vol. XXVI No.3-4 1995-96
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThis book contains Nos. 3-4 and has 6 articles: 1. "Introduction" ; 2. " Delaware Goes to War"; 2. " A Soldier's Story: Ruth Dorsman, Army Corps Nurse".Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherAmerican Sewn Rugs: Their History With Exceptional Examples
AuthorWhitlock, JanDescriptionDemonstrates the varied techniques of making sewn rugs as well as a social history of their makers.Call NumberNK2812.W45 2012PublisherISBN9781467548663
Furniture and Its Makers of Chester County, Pennsylvania
AuthorSchiffer, Margaret BerwindCall NumberNK2435.P4 S3PublisherChildren's Manners and Morals
Call NumberE163PublisherA Story of the Odessa Quakers
AuthorWalker, John S.Call NumberBX7601Tax Assessments of New Castle County DE 1816-1817
AuthorAckerman, Karen M.DescriptionAn oversized book that contains abstracts made from microfilm copies of the original Assessment Books held at the Hall of Records in Dover, DE. Index is divided into 3 sections to assist research: Freepersons ( including free blacks), Slaves/Indentures,Call NumberF172.N5 A25 1986PublisherThe Kingdoms of Edward Hicks
AuthorWeekly, Carolyn J. commentary by Christopher Crosman and Andrew Wyeth.DescriptionIntegrates and discusses Edward Hicks' secular and religious concerns as they affected his artistic production, particularly the creation of his "Peaceable Kingdom" paintings.†Call NumberND237.H58 W44 1999PublisherISBN9780810912342
The Blacksmith in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg: An Account of his Life & Times and of his Craft
AuthorWilliamsburg Craft SeriesDescriptionBased largely on an unpublished monograph by Harold B. Gill, Jr., of the Colonial Williamsburg research staff.Call NumberTT23PublisherDelaware History Vol. XXV No. 3 1993
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThree articles: 1. "John Parke and George Washington"; 2. From "White Man's Garbage" to the Study of Material Culture: A review of Review of Historical Archaeology in Delaware".Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherAmerican furniture: seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century styles
AuthorComstock, HelenDescriptionAmerican Furniture Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Century StylesCall NumberNK2406 .C58Publisher
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 3
AuthorHennage, Joseph H.DescriptionBrochure 18, 1970 to brochure 21, 1972Call NumberNK805 .A64Publisher
The Collectors' Encyclopedia of Antiques
AuthorPhillips, PhoebeDescriptionA thorough encyclopedia of antiques for collectors. There are over 2000 illustrations in full color and black and white. 64 in full color, containing 77 original photographs, all of them attractive and informative.Call NumberNK28 .P494PublisherISBN9780517504512Governors Register Vol 1: 1674-1851
DescriptionThis book contains appointments and other transactions by executives of the State of Delaware from 1674-1851Call NumberF161PublisherCorporate Capital: Wilmington in the Twentieth Century
AuthorHoffecker, Carol E.Call NumberJS1545.2 .H63†PublisherISBN087722305XGuide to Winterthur Museum & Country Estate/compiled by Pauline Eversmann; with research assistance by Maggie Lidz.
AuthorEversmann, PaulineDescriptionA compilation of information about the Winterthur Estate that includes its history, a tour of its museum of decorative arts and its lovely garden.Call NumberNK460.W48 H4535 2005PublisherISBN9780912724652
