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AuthorFreeman' s Lyon &TurnbullDescriptionThis is a catalog format of feature stories collections, artists, writers, etc. that have passed through the auction house (Freeman's) in Philadelphia. It is a potpourri of art forms, and items that are to be or are already auctioned.Call NumberNK1PublisherDelaware History Vol. XXIII 1988-1989
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareCall NumberF161 .D37The 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AuthorWilliamsburg Craft SeriesDescriptionBased largely on an unpublished monograph by Harold B. Gill, Jr., of the Colonial Williamsburg research staff.Call NumberTT23PublisherThe Late Georgian Period 1760 1810 The Connoisseur Period Guides to the Houses of the Classic Periods
AuthorEdwards, Ralph and Ramsey, L. G. G.Call NumberNA7328Revolutionary Medicine 1700-1800
AuthorWilbur, C. Keith MDDescriptionIn 1775 less than 12 percent of the colonies' practicing physicians held a medical degree. And those few awarded one had graduated without ever seeing a patient. Here are their struggles, their strategies, their odd treatments, and their theories.Call NumberE283 .W54 1997PublisherISBN9780762701391Early Village Life
AuthorKalman, BobbieCall NumberHT431 .K26 1991PublisherISBN9780865050099Baltimore Painted Furniture 1800 1840 Baltimore Museum of Art
AuthorVoss, William Elder, IIIDescriptionBaltimore Museum of ArtCall NumberNK2438.B3 E4PublisherISBN9780912298252MAPS Finding Our Place In The World
AuthorAkerman, James R.; Karrow, Robert W. Jr. - EditorsDescriptionIntroduces the widest range of maps; maps from different time periods and a variety of cultures; maps made for divergent purposes and depiting a range of environments; and maps that embody the famous, the important, the beautiful, the groundbreaking, or the amusing.Call NumberGA201 .M365PublisherISBN9780226010755
The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords: Americana, English Furniture, Silver and Decorative Works of Art, Vol. 1,2,3
AuthorSotheby'sDescriptionOne of the greatest collections of American Furniture, early American Silver and Sporting Paintings ever to come to action†Call NumberNK1Publisher
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 .D37PublisherMoravian Architecture and Town Planning Bethlehem, PA and other 18th Century American Settlements
AuthorMurtagh, William J.Call NumberNA735.B4 M8PublisherISBN9780812216370Delaware History Vol. XXVII, No. 1-2, 1996-7
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThis book contains Nos.1-2 and has 5 articles: 1. "Introduction"; 2. "Be Loyal to Your Industry": Frank gordy, Jr., the Cooperative Extension Service, and the Making of a Business Community in the Delmarva Poultry Industry, 1945-1970"; 3. "Evangelist PeCall NumberF161 .D37PublisherJournal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 52, Number 1February 2013
AuthorDerrick, Michele, Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionArchitectural Models:Materials, Fabrication and Conservation Protocols.Use of Imaging Spectroscopy and in situ Analytical Methods for the Characterization of the Materials and Techniques of 15th century Illuminated Manuscripts.Vibration Control DuringCall NumberN8554 .A53aDelaware The First State
Call NumberF165.F57Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of the Unveiling of the Tea Monument in Greenwich, NJ "The Tea Burning Town" Oct. 4, 1958
Call NumberE201Audubon's Birds of America
AuthorAudubon, John JamesCall NumberQL681Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks
AuthorGodden, Geoffrey A.DescriptionThis monumental and authoritative encyclopedia lists over four thousand British ceramic marks, making it the most comprehensive volume of its kindCall NumberNK4085 .G63Publisher
American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works July 2012Vol. 37, No. 4
DescriptionReaching Out and Stretching Far, Albuquerque 2012Call NumberN8554 .A53aCourier Procedures
AuthorMetropolitan Museum of ArtCall NumberAM(ALHFM) Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums Bulletin
DescriptionIssues: 2005 Summer, Fall 2006 Spring, Fall. 2007 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 2008 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. 2009 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 2010 Spring, Summer, Winter 2011 Winter, Spring, Summer. 2012 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. 2013 Summer, Fall, Winter. 2014 Summer, Fall, Winter 2015 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. 2016 Winter, Spring, Summer, FallCall NumberS548.4PublisherColonial 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 NumberGT607PublisherISBN9780486403649American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works May 2012Vol. 37, No. 3
DescriptionBPG Discussion Groups: That was Then, This is NowCall NumberN8554 .A53a140 Years Along Old Public Road in Mill Creek Hundred New Castle County, DE
AuthorWeslager, C.A.Call NumberF161The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom: A Comprehensive History
AuthorSiebert, Wilbur H.Call NumberE450 .S57 2006PublisherISBN9780486450391Art i Facts Summer 2016
AuthorHeuer, Amy, EditorDescriptionResearching Ungilded Daguerreotype Treatment.The Fellowship Year at CCAHA.Call NumberAM101Philadelphians and the China Trade 1784 1844
AuthorLee, Jean GordonCall NumberN7343.5 .L43 1984PublisherISBN087633060XChildren's Manners and Morals
Call NumberE163PublisherHampton Baltimore County Maryland
AuthorScarff, John H.Call NumberF187
Visiting Our Past: America's Historylands
AuthorBennett, Ross EditorCall NumberE178 .V58PublisherISBN9780870440038Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice 2nd Edition
AuthorMcDaniel, Donna and Julye, VanessaCall NumberBX7601Fun for the Household A Book of Games
AuthorGray, Emma J.DescriptionInscribed in pencil on first page "Horace Hotchkiss Brookside Dr Greenwich Conn."Call NumberE163PublisherISBN9781805475071Some Pennsylvania Wainscot Chairs
AuthorGriffth, Lee EllenDescriptionPennsylvania wainscot chairs (primarily originating from Chester County and Philadelphia) are rare, early 18th-century joined armchairs. They uniquely blend English, Welsh, and Germanic woodworking styles. They are highly prized in antique collections for their broad proportions, scalloped crest rails, and arched back panelsCall NumberNK2400Publisher
Historical Christmas Cookery
AuthorPelton, Robert W.DescriptionChock full of delightfully delicious ideas favored by many famous families of yesteryear. It contains the prized recipes for those Christmas dishes served and eaten by some of the heroes of the Revolutionary War.Call NumberTX715PublisherISBN9780741410887
Land Records of Sussex Co. DE 1782-1789, Deed Book N13
AuthorMason, Elaine H, & Wright, F. EdwardDescriptionLand records of Sussex County Delaware 1782-1789Call NumberF174PublisherThe Underground Railroad for Kids From Slavery to Freedom
AuthorCarson, Mary KayDescriptionA narrow escape and a secret network -- Passengers : fleeing a life of bondage -- Print adinkra cloth -- Homemade hoecakes -- Story-telling griots -- Rubber band banjo -- Ticket agents and railroad operators : fighting for abolition and aiding runaways -- Silver Seminole gorgets -- Create an antislavery handbill -- Write and decode underground railroad messages -- Singing to freedom -- Conductors : transporting illegal cargo -- Candle in a cup -- Pack up and go -- Visit an underground railroad station -- Navigate by the North Star ó Follow the drinking gourd -- Stationmasters : hiding passengers from slave catchers -- Get lost in disguise -- Design a hiding place -- Shake on it -- Make a paper quilt block -- Light a antern -- Brakemen : making a life in freedom -- Canada today -- End of the line : war, emancipation, and equality -- War in your state -- Wartime wrappings -- Celebrate
Call NumberE450 .C45PublisherISBN1556525540
Hearth & Home: Preserving a People's Culture
AuthorMcDaniel, George W.Call NumberF182 .M32PublisherISBN9780877222330The Backcountry Housewife A Study of Eighteenth-Century Foods
AuthorMoss, Kay Hoffman, Kathryn Gillette, Mrs. F. L.DescriptionMore than a cookbook this is full of history, folklore, and eighteenth century gossip drawn primarily from 18th century sources.Call NumberTX7 .M67
