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English and Printed Textiles 1720 1838 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Call NumberNK8800Delaware History Vol. XXXIV, No. 3 2015-16
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionVolume 34, No.3 has one article: "A Civil War Miniature House: The McComb House as National Emblem".Call NumberF161 .D37Membership Development: A Guide for Nonprofit Preservation Organizations
AuthorHorsey, Catherine A.Call NumberAMHistory of Odessa Address at Methodist Episcopal Church 11/18/01
AuthorLore, Chief JusticeCall NumberF174
New Castle County DE Land Records 1749-1752
AuthorGarrett, Carol J.DescriptionNew Castle County DE Land Records 1749-1752Call NumberF172.N5 G39 1998PublisherDelaware History Vol. XXIX Index 2000-2001
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionA thin pamphlet with a Table of Contents and a List of Illustrations followed by an Index from pages 291-295.Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherThe New Revised and Updated McCall's Cookbook
AuthorThe Food Editors of McCall's Gold, CharlesCall NumberTX715 .N5257 1984PublisherISBN0394537203Between the Nanticoke and the Choptank: An Architectural History of Dorchester County, Maryland
AuthorWeeks, Christopher editorDescriptionRelates three centuries of life and building including 640 site descriptions, notable residents and the architectural heritage of towns.Call NumberNA730.M32 D63 1984PublisherISBN9780801830457
Technological Innovations and the Decorative Arts
AuthorEarl, Polly Ann Quimby, Ian M. G. (editor)Call NumberT19 .W77PublisherISBN9780810000000
Kirk silver in United States museums
AuthorS. Kirk & SonDescriptionBegins with two pages of Kirk Assayer and Maker's Marks, followed by alphabetical list of form and within each form, the detailed object, its Kirk catalog number (where relevant), and the museum holding the object, and concludes with two pages on the U.S.S. Maryland Silver Service. 6 objects are illustrated along with two illustrations of objects in the U.S.S. Maryland Silver Service.Call NumberNK7112PublisherBounty 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 2000PublisherISBN9780848719555Arundel Castle 21st edition
AuthorFreeman, Lady WinefrideDescriptionA short history of the castle.Call NumberDA690PublisherConstitution of the State of Delaware as adopted in convention, June 4, 1897
Call NumberKFD401†PublisherDictionary of Marks Pottery and Porcelain 12 printing
AuthorKovel, Ralph and Terry H.Call NumberNK4215 .K68 1995PublisherISBN9780517701379The Primer of American Antiques Illustrated
AuthorDrepperd, Carl W.DescriptionReprint of the ed. published by Doubleday, Garden City, N.YCall NumberNK805 .D73 1980PublisherCollection of the Late Arthur J. Sussel Arts and Crafts of Pennsylvania and Other Notable Americans Vol. 1,2,3
AuthorParke Bernet GalleriesDescriptionVol. 1: 642 lots are described. Vol. 2: 729 lots are described. Vol. 3: 739 lots are described. Several lots in each part are illustrated.Call NumberNK1Publisher
English Furniture, 1660-1714: from Charles II to Queen Anne
AuthorBowett, AdamDescriptionDescribes the development of fashionable English furniture between the restoration of Charles II in 1660 and the death of Queen Anne in 1714.Call NumberNK2528 .B685 2002PublisherISBN9781851493999
Living With Antiques: A Treasury of Private Homes in America
AuthorWinchester, Alice Editor and the staff of Antiques magazine.DescriptionShows what has been done by some of Americaís most discriminating collectors to bring beauty and also a sense of stability and continuity into their homes.Call NumberNK2220 .A5Publisher
The Thirteen Colonies Cookbook: a collection of favourite receipts from thirteen exemplary eighteenth-century cooks with proper menus for simple fare and elegant entertainments and selected notes of historic interest, being a guide to open-hearth and bee-hive oven cookery, adapted for twentieth-century use
AuthorDonovan, Mary, Hatrak, Amy, Mills, Frances, etc.Call NumberTX715 .T39PublisherISBN9780275223007
Delaware 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 .D37PublisherAmerican Art: History and Culture
AuthorCraven, WayneDescriptionFive centuries of the architecture, painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and photography created by the diverse peoples who have given direction to the arts of America.Call NumberN6505 .C7 1994bPublisherISBN9780810919426
Delaware History Vol. XXVI No.2 1994
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThree articles: 1. "Achiever at the Archives: The deValinger Era in Dover, 130-1972"; 2. "Slugger or Slacker? Shoeless Joe Jackson and Baseball in Wilmington, 1918"; 3. "Thomas McKean's "Biographical Sketches".Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherWhatever 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 NumberGTPublisherDelaware History Vol. XXVI Index 1994-95
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareCall NumberF161 .D37PublisherSilver: an American Art: the Milo M. Naeve collection of American silver at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
AuthorGervais, ChristineDescriptionPublished to coincide with the exhibition, Silver : An American Art, Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, held August 30, 2014- February 15, 2015.Call NumberNK7112 .M87 2014PublisherISBN9780890901823
Seeing Through Paintings: physical examination in art historical studies
AuthorKirsh, AndreaLevenson, Rustin S.DescriptionIntroduces nonspecialists to the physical examination of easel paintings and to the historical and critical implications of such study.Call NumberND1635 .K57 2000PublisherISBN9780300080469Reader's Digest Pocket Guide to American Antiques
AuthorEditors of American HeritageDescriptionThis booklet is designed to provide a quick and easy introduction to the most popular styles of American antique furnishings and decorative objects, and also includes explanatory notes on their evolution.Call NumberNK28PublisherBoxes, Vessels, & Spuns Trappings and trimmings for Tea
Call NumberTX657Publisher
Dayett Mills Our American Heritage A Guide to Historical Resources in Delaware
AuthorMiller, Estelle K.DescriptionCooch-Dayett Mills (locally pronounced "Die-ett") is a historic, 1830s water-powered commercial grist mill located south of Newark, Delaware, near the corner of Old Baltimore Pike and Route 72. The site offers a glimpse into early American industry, with some milling activity on the property tracing back to the 1720sCall NumberF174The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques
AuthorMayer, RalphDescriptionCompletely updated, expanded, and reset, this work is the definitive reference for working artists.Call NumberND1500 .M3PublisherISBN9780670136667Colonial and Early American Fashions
AuthorTierney, TomDescriptionThis entertaining and educational coloring book provides a fascinating glimpse of clothing styles worn by Colonial Americans ó from the early years of colonization to the onset of the American Revolution. Carefully researched and meticulously rendered by illustrator Tom Tierney, 45 excellent, ready-to-color illustrations present an exciting panorama of wearing apparel spanning nearly 150 years of fashion history.Call NumberGT607PublisherISBN9780486403649Collectors and Collections: The Antiques Anniversary Book
AuthorWinchester, Alice, ed.Description†The Antiques anniversary book. Edited by Alice Winchester and the staff of Antiques magazine.Call NumberNK1125 .A63E.I. du Pont, Botaniste: The Beginning of a Tradition
AuthorWilkinson, Norman B.DescriptionPublished for the Eleutherian Mills-Hagley FoundationCall NumberSB63.D87 W55PublisherISBN9780813903996Arts of the United States A Pictorial Survey
AuthorPierson, William Jr.and Davidson, Martha (editors)Call NumberN6505 .P55PublisherDelaware 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 .D37PublisherJournal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 56, Number 3-4August-November 2017
Authordel Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionCharacterization of Yellow and Red Natural Organic Colorants on Japanese Woodblock PrintsThe Examination and Analysis of Dunhuang and Turfan Manuscript MaterialsReflected Infrared and 3D Imaging for Object DocumentationReview of the Development and TeCall NumberN8554 .A53aPublisherThe Servants Directory, Improved or Housekeepers Companion 4th ed
AuthorGlasse, HannahDescriptionWherein the duties of the Chamber-maid, Nursery-maid, House-maid, Laundry-maid, Scullion or Undercook, are fully and distinctly explained. To which is added, Cookery and Pickling sufficient to qualify a person to act as THOROUGH SERVANT in any family.Call NumberTX301ISBN9781140728627Peter Pan - The 1911 Classic Edition With Original Illustrations.
AuthorBarrie, J. M.DescriptionA paperback editon The 1911 Classic Edition of Peter Pan. The original title is on the title page with an illustration of the "PETER AND WENDY" by JM BARRIE, ILLUSTRATED by FD BEDFORD. The last pages: 142 - 145 include a QUIZ about the book with an Answer Key.PublisherISBN978-9916-9870-4-9New Solutions for House Museums: Enduring the Long Tern Preservation of America's Historic Houses
AuthorHarris, Donna AnnDescriptionCurrent trends in historic house museums -- Is this your house museum? -- Legal and ethical issues -- The decision-making process -- Making the transitionCall NumberE159 .H265PublisherISBN9780759110861
