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  1. Design Basics Sixth edition

    Author
    Lauer, David A. and Pentak, Stephen
    Description
    Sixth edition
    Call Number
    NK1510 .L38
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780534625597
  2. American Cookery: or The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry & Vegetables, etc. First edition

    Author
    Simmons, Amelia
    Description
    1st ed
    Call Number
    TX703 .S5
    Publisher
    ISBN
    155709439X
  3. Plants of Colonial Days: A Guide to 160 Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees in the Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg

    Author
    Taylor, Raymond L.
    Description
    A Guide to 160 Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees in the Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg
    Call Number
    SB408 .T3
  4. How to Identify Prints A complete guide to manual and mechanical process from woodcut to ink-jet

    Author
    Gascoigne, Bamber
    Description
    Drifts into art history only in so fr as broad historical guidelines are useful in knowing what to expect at what period. Discusses the making and the printing of the original plate to the extent that this helps in the work of detection.
    Call Number
    NE850 .G37
    Publisher
    ISBN
    050023454X
  5. Delaware History Vol. XXVI No.1 1994

    Author
    Historical Society of Delaware
    Description
    Three articles: 1. " Barriers to Technological Diffusion: Samuel Bancroft, Jr., and the Mather Kier in America, 1885-1907"; 2. Charles Pusey's Voyage to Trinidad and the Orinoco in 1890"; 3. "John Abel Hopkins, Jr.: Distinguished Agricultural Economis
    Call Number
    F161 .D37
  6. Boscobel House and Gardens

    Author
    Boscobel.org
    Description
    Boscobel House and Gardens is an esteemed Historic House Museum containing one of the finest collections of decorative arts, including furniture, from the Federal period.
    Call Number
    F116
  7. The Craftsman in America

    Author
    National Geographic Society
    Call Number
    TT23 .N37 1975
    ISBN
    9780870441769
  8. Clues to America's Past

    Author
    National Geographic Society
    Call Number
    E159.5 .N37 1976
    ISBN
    9780870441929
  9. Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 57, Number 4November 2018

    Author
    del Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-Chief
    Description
    The dating of French gilt bronzes with ED-XRFHistorical tintype plates: anaylsis of supports, japanning layers, and verso varnishesSublimable layers for protection of painted pottery during desalinationBlack and blue printing ink analysis by XRF, DRIF
    Call Number
    N8554 .A53a
  10. The Tanners

    Author
    Fisher, Leonard Everett
    Call Number
    TS965.5 .F5
    The Tanners
  11. American Art: History and Culture

    Author
    Craven, Wayne
    Description
    Five 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 Number
    N6505 .C7 1994b
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780810919426
    American Art: History and Culture
  12. American Furniture

    Author
    Beckerdite, Luke Editor
    Description
    Rococo Style New York Furniture Scandinavian Modern Furniture Chairmaking Roman Gusto
    Call Number
    NK2405 .A6
    American Furniture
  13. Some 17th and 18th-Century Considerations of Various Foodstuffs

    Author
    Dillon, Clarissa
    Call Number
    TX705
    ISBN
    0972038825
  14. A Directory of Antique Furniture (The Authentic Classification of European & American Designs Ö...

    Author
    Hinckley, F. Lewis
    Description
    The authentic classification of European and American designs for professionals & connoisseurs
    Call Number
    NK2260 .H5
    Publisher
  15. Dating Fabrics A Color Guide 1800-1960

    Author
    Trestain, Eileen Jahnke
    Call Number
    NK9112 .T76 1998
    ISBN
    9780891458845
  16. Reminiscences of Wilmington: in familiar village tales, ancient and new

    Author
    Elizabeth Montgomery
    Description
    Originally published in 1851. Contains references to Quakers and to individual Friends' families such as Hilles, Ferris and Tatnall
    Call Number
    F174.W7 M7
    Publisher
  17. Philadelphia: a 300 year of history

    Author
    Weigley, Russell FrankWainwright, NicholasWolf, Edwin
    Description
    A detailed look at Philadelphia's development from its founding to the late 20th century, exploring its role as a colonial, revolutionary, and federal city, and its cultural and industrial growth.†
    Call Number
    F158.3 .P5664 1982
    ISBN
    9780393016109
    Philadelphia: a 300 year of history
  18. Conservation of the decorative arts / by members of the conservation staff at The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

    Author
    Fikioris, Margaret A. Lins, P. Andrew Melody, John Heller, Don B.
    Description
    Textile cleaning and storage / Margaret A. Fikioris -- Remounting framed textiles / Margaret A. Fikioris -- Ceramics and glass conservation: preventive measures / P. Andrew Lins --Caring for wood / John Melody -- Conserving metal objects / Don. B. Heller
    Call Number
    N8560 .C6546 1977
  19. Herbs & Things Jeanne Rose's Herbal

    Author
    Rose, Jeanne
    Description
    1974 printing
    Call Number
    RS164 .R67
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780448024578
  20. A Museum of Early American Tools

    Author
    Sloane, Eric
    Call Number
    TJ1195 .S558
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780396083368
  21. Underground Railroad in Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia

    Author
    Switala, William J.
    Call Number
    E450 .S98 2004
    Publisher
    ISBN
    081173143X
    Underground Railroad in Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia
  22. Brunk Auctions The Estate of Peter H. Tillou

    Description
    This large glossy paperback book is a catalog that contains collection items from the estate of Peter H. Tillou put on auction at Brunk Auctions on September 29-30, 2022. Besides condition notes and index there are two pages at the end of the book that lists the Terms of Sale.
    Call Number
    NK1
    Publisher
  23. The Compleat Housewife or Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion Facsimile ed.

    Author
    Smith, E.
    Description
    Facsimile ed
    Call Number
    TX705 .S53x†
  24. Legacy from the Past: A Portfolio of Eighty-eight Original Williamsburg Buildings

    Author
    Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
    Call Number
    F234.W7
    ISBN
    9780910412988
    Legacy from the Past: A Portfolio of Eighty-eight Original Williamsburg Buildings
  25. Station Master on the Underground Railroad: The Life and Letters of Thomas Garrett

    Author
    McGowan, James A.
    Call Number
    E450.G23 M32 2005
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780786417605
  26. Outlines of Chinese Symbolism & Art Motives

    Author
    Williams,C.A.S.
    Description
    An alphabetical compendium of antique legends and beliefs, as reflected in the manners and customs of the Chinese†
    Call Number
    GR335 .W53†
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780486233727
  27. Colonial Home

    Author
    Kalman, Bobbie Crossingham, John
    Description
    Describes the homes, customs, and habits of seventeenth and eighteenth century North American settlers
    Call Number
    E162 .K19897 2001
    ISBN
    9780865054394
  28. Melrose 1826

    Author
    Hood, D.M. Editor
    Description
    Documents the architecture, streetscapes, and community layout of the town of Melrose, Scotland during the early 19th century.
    Call Number
    DA890
  29. American Folk Painting

    Author
    Black, Mary and Lipman, Jean
    Call Number
    ND1311 .B55
    Publisher
  30. How to Care for Works of Art on Paper

    Author
    Dolloff, Francis W. Perkinson, Roy L.
    Call Number
    N8560 .D64 1985
    ISBN
    9780878462544
  31. Men and Manners in America One Hundred Years Ago

    Author
    Scudder, H. E.
    Call Number
    E163 .S43
    Publisher
  32. Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers 3rd edition revised

    Author
    Rainwater, Dorothy T.
    Call Number
    NK7112 .R3 1986
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780887400469
  33. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

    Author
    Von Miklos, Josephine
    Call Number
    NA8390 .V65
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780684129358
  34. American Indian Food and Lore 150 Authentic Recipes

    Author
    Niethammer, Carolyn
    Description
    Focuses on the customs and foods that American Indians of the southwestern desert regions of North America enjoyed.
    Call Number
    TX650
    Publisher
    ISBN
    0020100000
  35. American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 6

    Author
    Hennage, Joseph H.
    Description
    American masterpieces and rarities
    Call Number
    NK805 .A64
    American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 6
  36. Artisans for Independence Philadelphia Mechanics and the American Revolution

    Author
    Olton, Charles S.
    Call Number
    HD2346.U52 P56
    ISBN
    9780815601111
  37. Colonial Furniture of West New Jersey

    Author
    Hopkins, Thomas SmithCox, Walter Scott
    Call Number
    NK2435.N5 H6
    Colonial Furniture of West New Jersey
  38. The Virginia House: A Home for Three Hundred Years

    Author
    Faulconer, Anne M.
    Description
    Presents a full survey of Tidewater Virginia homes constructed between 1640 and 1830.
    Call Number
    NA7206 .F38 1984
    ISBN
    9780887400049
    The Virginia House: A Home for Three Hundred Years
  39. Hearth & Home: Preserving a People's Culture

    Author
    McDaniel, George W.
    Call Number
    F182 .M32
    ISBN
    9780877222330
  40. Ship Passenger Lists Pennsylvania & Delaware 1641-1825

    Author
    Boyer, Carl 3rd
    Description
    A completed 4 volume list with the exception of the 11 volume index to PA naturalizations. The volume contains 197 lists up to page 219. From pages 220 with notes to the Indices, it continues with pages 221 Index of Ship Names, p. 222 Index of Place Name
    Call Number
    F148 .B76
    ISBN
    936124024
  41. Textile Printing

    Author
    Clark, Hazel
    Call Number
    NK8800

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