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With Needle and Brush: Schoolgirl Embroidery from the CT River Valley, 1740 1840
AuthorHuber, Carol and Stephen; Schoelwer & LansingCall NumberNK9212 .W57 2011PublisherISBN9780819572295Corporate Capital: Wilmington in the Twentieth Century
AuthorHoffecker, Carol E.Call NumberJS1545.2 .H63†PublisherISBN087722305XJournal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 54, Number 4November 2015
AuthorDerrick, Michele, Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionAn Investigation into Japine Platinum PhotographsAn Evaluation of Selected Retouching Media for Acrylic Emulsion Paint16th-17th Century Italian Chiaroscuro WoodcutsCall NumberN8554 .A53aThis Fabulous Century
AuthorEditors of Time Life BooksDescription1900 1910 Volume 1Call NumberE161 .T55PublisherLooking at Photographs: a guide to technical terms
AuthorBaldwin, Gordon & Jurgens, MartinCall NumberTR9 .B35 2009PublisherISBN9780892369713Early Manor and Plantation Houses of Maryland
AuthorForeman, Henry ChandleeDescription†Major study of plantation houses constructed in Maryland 1634-1800. Includes 320 photographs and 145 illustrations of plans, sketches and details.Call NumberNA7235.M3 F6 1982Publisher
A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics
AuthorYerkovich, SallyDescriptionIntroduction and framework for approaching ethical problems -- Mission, principles and ethics -- Distinguishing ethical issues from operational and management problems -- The ethics of museum governance and leadership -- The ethics of acquiring and managing collections -- The ethics of caring for and conserving collections -- Ethical dilemmas of deaccessioning -- Ethical problems related to fundraising and other income producing activities -- Controversy and censorship -- Restitution, repatriation or retention? : the ethics of cultural heritage -- Museum visitors : ethical issues concerning diversity and access -- Appendix 1: American Alliance of Museums: Code of ethics for museums -- Appendix 2: International Council of Museums: ICOM code of ethics for museums -- Appendix 3: American Association of State and Local history: Statement of professional standards and ethics -- Appendix 4: Association of Art Museum Directors: Professional practices in art museums.Call NumberAM7 .Y37 2016PublisherISBN9781442231641
The Waddesdon Companion Guide: The Rothschilds of Waddesdon Manor
AuthorSchwartz, SelmaCall NumberDA664.W25The Elements of Style: a practical encyclopedia of interior architectural details from past to present
AuthorCalloway, Stephen & Cromley, Elizabeth (editors)Call NumberNA2850 .E44 1991PublisherISBN9780671739812Gentleman's Progress The Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton 1744
AuthorBridenbaugh, Carl EditorDescriptionDiary of Hamilton's journey through the northern colonies provides an interesting account of the life and times during the colonial period.Call NumberE162 .H21 1948Publisher
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 2
AuthorHennage, Joseph H.DescriptionBrochure 13, 1965 to brochure 17, 1967Call NumberNK805 .A64Publisher
Textile Printing
AuthorClark, HazelCall NumberNK8800Useful Beauty: early American decorative arts from St. Louis collections
AuthorCanradson, David H.Call NumberNK806 .C625 1999PublisherISBN9780891780809
The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America (Creating the Norh American Landscape)
AuthorEnsminger, Robert F.DescriptionComprehensive study of an important piece of American vernacular architecture the forebay bank barn, better known as the Pennsylvania barn or the Pennsylvania German barn.Call NumberNA8230 .E5 1992PublisherISBN9780801843044
The Practical Archaeologist: How we know what we know about the past
AuthorMcIntosh, JaneDescriptionHow we know what we know about the pastCall NumberGN31.2 .M35PublisherISBN9780816014002Just South of Gettysburg:: Carroll County, Maryland in the Civil War : personal accounts and descriptions of a Maryland border county, 1861-1865
AuthorKlein, Frederic Shriver (editor)Call NumberF187.C25 J87PublisherISBN9781886742277The Care of Prints and Drawings
AuthorEllis, Margaret HolbenDescriptionPractical, straightforward advice to those responsible for the care of prints and drawings, works of art traditionally made on paper or parchment.Call NumberNE380 .E45 1995PublisherISBN9780761991366Roberts' Guide for Butlers and Household Staff 1st Published in 1827
AuthorRoberts, RobertDescriptionOriginally published in 1827, Robertsí Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff was a handbook for servants to perform their duties more efficiently and thoughtfully. Roberts gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butlerCall NumberTX331 .R64PublisherISBN155709120XFrance and the American War for Independence
AuthorIdzerda, Stanley & Smith, Roger E. (editors)Call NumberE265 .I38PublisherDigging for Old Delaware: The Archaeology of Country Life in the 1700s
AuthorWicks, Carolann, Secretary Dept Transportion DEDescriptionThe Archaeology of Country Life in the 1700sCall NumberCC1PublisherThe Art and History of Frames : An Inquiry into the Enhancement of Paintings
AuthorHeydenryk, HenryDescriptionAn inquiry into the enhancement of paintings.Call NumberN8550 .H4PublisherPhotogrammetric Recording of Cultural Resources
AuthorPerry E. BorchersCall NumberTR693 .B68American 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
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 True History of Chocolate
AuthorCoe, Sophie D. and Michael D.Call NumberTP640 .C67 1996PublisherISBN9780500016930Spoons From Around the World
AuthorRainwater, Dorothy & Felger, DonnaCall NumberNK7235 .R34PublisherISBN9780887404252A Culinary History of Southern Delaware
AuthorClemons, DeniseDescriptionScrapple, beach plums and muskrat†Call NumberTX631 .C546PublisherISBN9781467135467Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800
AuthorLange, Amanda E.DescriptionMeticulous research on tin-glazed earthenware - commonly called Delft. Introductory Essays Collecting Delftware at Historic Deerfield The History and Manufacture of Delftware Delftware in the Connecticut River Valley Alcoholic Drinking Vessels Tea Drinking Wares and Salvers Dining Wares Decorative Plates and Dishes Flower Containers Apothecary Jars, Storage Vessels, and Toilet Wares Lighting Devices Tiles FakesCall NumberNK4295.5.E8 H57 2001PublisherISBN9780966676914
A Christmas Carol Christmas Book
AuthorHallinan, Tim | James, David (photography)Folk Housing in Middle Virginia
AuthorGlassie, Henry H.Call NumberNA7235.V5 G55PublisherISBN9780870491733American Rococo 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament
AuthorHecksher, Morrison H.Bowman, Lesilie GreenDescriptionEuropean origins and the American manifestations of the rococo, a brief discussion of firearms, and architecture, and medium-based explorations of objects made of paper, silver, wood, iron, glass, and ceramic.†Call NumberNK1403.5 .H4 1992PublisherISBN9780870996306
John Dickinson: Forgotten Patriot
AuthorWolf, EdwinDescription2nd ed,Call NumberE302.6.D5 W6PublisherArchitecture and Rural Life in Central Delaware 1700 1900
AuthorHerman, Bernard H.Call NumberNA730.D32 N474PublisherISBN9780870495199The American Art Journal Vol.XX No. 4 (Five articles including Saint Memins, James Earl, etc.)
Call NumberN6505 .A618PublisherNewport Gazette Number 24 October 1965
Call NumberF89.N5PublisherAn Edible History of Humanity
AuthorStandage, TomDescriptionA journey through the uses of food that have helped to shape and transform societies around the world, from prehistory to the present. Drawing on genetics, archaeology, anthropology, ethno-botany and economics, the story of these gastronomic revolutions is a deeply satisfying account of the whole of human history.
Call NumberGT2850 .S73 2009PublisherISBN9780802715883Historical 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
Delaware 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 .D37PublisherChildren's Manners and Morals
Call NumberE163PublisherVictorian Gardens: The Art of Beautifying Suburban Ground A Victorian Guidebook of 1870
AuthorScott, Frank J.DescriptionThe Art of Beautifying Suburban Ground A Victorian Guidebook of 1870Call NumberSB473 .S4†PublisherISBN9780892570232Reminiscences of Wilmington: in familiar village tales, ancient and new
AuthorMontgomery, ElizabethDescriptionOriginally published in 1851. Contains references to Quakers and to individual Friends' families such as Hilles, Ferris and Tatnall
Call NumberF174.W7 M7Publisher