Library Collection
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An American Vision: Henry Francis duPont's Winterthur Museum
AuthorCooper, Wendy A.DescriptionOn the 50th anniversary of the opening of Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, 296 objects - furniture, textiles, paintings, watercolors, ceramics, glass, needlework, and metalwork, all made or used in America between 1640 and 1860, are included.Call NumberNK805 .C678 2002PublisherISBN9780894682940
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Discover the Winterthur Period Rooms
AuthorEversmann, Pauline K.DescriptionA small copy of the period rooms in the Winterthur Museum. Contains photos and texts about the rooms.Call NumberNK2003 .E83 1998ISBN9780912724430Homage to Amanda : Two Hundred Years of American Quilts
AuthorBinney, Edwin 3rd & Winslow, Gail BinneyCall NumberNK9112 .B52 1994PublisherISBN9781558532687The brass book : American, English, and European, fifteenth century through 1850
AuthorSchiffer, Herbert F. Schiffer, Peter Berwind Schiffer, Nancy N.DescriptionLarge sections are devoted to andirons, candlesticks, fireplace accessories, kettles and tobacco boxes. Explains the composition of brass, eighteenth century method of sand casting, and ways to identify old copies and fakes.Call NumberNK7804 .S3 1978PublisherISBN091683817X
The Farmer's Bank: An Historical Account of the President, Directors and Company of t
AuthorLunt, Dudley C.DescriptionHistorical account of the president, directors, and company of the Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware, 1807-1957Call NumberHG2613.D74 F316Colonial Williamsburg, its buildings and gardens; a descriptive tour of the restored capital of the British Colony of Virginia
AuthorKocher, A. Lawrence and Dearstyne, HowardCall NumberF234.W7 K6 1961PublisherDessert Recipes from Cliveden, Germantown, Philadelphia
AuthorJohnson, ElizabethDescriptionCollection of truly delicious Dessert recipes from the Caribbean, with clear and simple steps to follow.Call NumberTX715PublisherDelaware History Vol. XXXII No. 3 2008
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionVolume 32, No.3 contains five articles: 1. "Introduction to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Issue"; 2. " Abraham Lincoln and Delaware"; 3. " Every Soul Shudders": Delaware Reacts to Lincoln's Death". 4. "The Lincoln Collection of the University of DeCall NumberF161 .D37PublisherEarly Village Life
AuthorKalman, BobbieCall NumberHT431 .K26 1991PublisherISBN9780865050099Seeing 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 2000PublisherISBN9780300080469American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works November 2012Vol. 37, No. 6
DescriptionThe Preservation and Conservation of Electronic Music: Beats, Bits, and BytesCall NumberN8554 .A53aThe chronological history of the Negro in America, by Peter M. Bergman, assisted by a staff of compilers under the direction of Mort N. Bergman.
AuthorBergman, Peter M.DescriptionThis is a one volume factual handbook for students and the general reader that comprises a history of the Negro American. It is a record of 500 years and is arranged chronological by year from 1441 to 1968 when 1702 Negroes held elective or appointed positions in government below the federal level. The book also contains short notations about Negro cultural and historical events, and more interesting information.Call NumberE185 .B46PublisherColonial Home
AuthorKalman, Bobbie Crossingham, JohnDescriptionDescribes the homes, customs, and habits of seventeenth and eighteenth century North American settlersCall NumberE162 .K19897 2001PublisherISBN9780865054394A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework
AuthorSwan, Susan BurrowsDescription117 items in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum; includes samplers, canvas work, crewel embroidery, silk work, quilts, tambour work, knitting, white work, and less common needlework forms.Call NumberNK8812 .S95 1976PublisherISBN9780517521779
The Historic Barns of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Architecture & Preservation, Built 1750-1900
AuthorHuber, Gregory D.DescriptionBarns in Southeastern Pennsylvania, or, specifically, "the hearth," the area east of the Susquehanna River and south of the Blue Mountains. One of the earliest-settled areas in North AmericaCall NumberNA8230 .H78 2017PublisherISBN9780764353192
The Native Americans: An Illustrated History
AuthorThomas, David Hurst Ballatine, Betty & Ian (editors)Call NumberE77.N352 1993PublisherISBN9781878685421Patterns of Fashions 1 Englishwomen's Dresses and their construction c. 1660 1860
AuthorArnold, JanetCall NumberTT504 .A7Kent County DE Land Records Vol 4 1735-1743
AuthorBrewer, Mary MarshallDescriptionConsists primarily of deeds, but these early land records sometimes served as a "catch-all" for recording events including powers of attorney, patents, articles of agreement, acknowledgment of receipt of estate portion, deeds of gift to family members, cCall NumberF172.K3 B74 1996PublisherISBN1585490148(ALHFM) Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums 2004 Conference Proceedings
DescriptionIssues: June 2004, 2005, 2206, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015Call NumberS548.4PublisherBritten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers 7th edition
AuthorBaille, G. H.; Clutton, C. and Ilbert, C.A.Call NumberTS540The Herb Quarterly
DescriptionEditions: 1943 Fall, 1982 3rd Yr/ No. 9 Spring, 1983 4th Yr/ No. 15 Autumn, 1983 5th Yr/ No. 18 Summer, 1984 5th Yr/ No. 20 Winter, 1984 6th Yr/ No. 22 Summer, 1985 6th Yr/ No. 24 Winter, 1985 7th Yr/ No. 25 Spring, 1985 7th Yr/ No. 26 Summer, 1986 7th Yr/ No. 27 Autumn, 1986 8th Yr/ No. 30 Summer, 1994 8th Yr/ No. 31 Autumn, 1995 WinterCall NumberSB351.H5 H357PublisherFood Colonial Williamsburg
AuthorHume, Audrey NoelCall NumberGT2853.U5 N63PublisherISBN9780879350451Gilbert Stuart: Portraitist of the Young Republic 1755 1828
Call NumberND237.S8 A46PublisherBaltimore Album Quilts
AuthorKatzenburg, Dena A.Call NumberNK9112 .B35 1981PublisherISBN9780912298528The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware Vol I, II
AuthorGrigsby, Lesilie B.DescriptionIncludes some of the rarest and most important objects in these wares. Presents background material. Includes a discussion of the forms, materials, and technology. Includes a timeline incorporating relevant royal and other important personages who lived during the waresí period of production (ca. 1628ñ1770).Call NumberNK4295PublisherISBN9780953311217
The 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 .A6Exploring Maps: History, Fabrication, and Preservation
AuthorConservation Center for Art & Historic ArtifactsCall NumberZ701Audubon's Birds of America
AuthorAudubon, John JamesCall NumberQL681Decorative Arts of the Amish of Lancaster County
AuthorMcCauley, Daniel and KathrynCall NumberNK835.P4 M38PublisherISBN9780934672665John Shaw: Cabinetmaker of Annapolis
AuthorElder, William Voss III & Bartlett, LuCall NumberNK2439.S5 A4†PublisherISBN9780912298566Glass
AuthorGardener, Paul VickersDescriptionThe Smithsonian Illustrated Library of AntiquesCall NumberNK5104 .G33PublisherA Rhinebeck Album 1776 1876 1976 (Revised 1984 of 1976 publication)
Call NumberF129The Odessa Cookbook
AuthorWomen's Society of St. Paul's Methodist ChurchCall NumberTX715American Silver at Winterthur
AuthorQuimby, Ian M.DescriptionIn-depth study of the American silver collection at Winterthur sets some significant new standards for silver collection catalogs.Call NumberNK7112 .Q56 1995PublisherISBN9780912724324
Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 58, Number 1-2February-May 2019
Authordel Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionHyperspectral imaging of artShort-wave infrared reflectance hyperspectral imaging for painting investigationsA comparison of imaging technologiesUnderstand how two paintings were painted on a single panelPigment mappingRevealing Degas's process andCall NumberN8554 .A53aPublisherDelaware Genealogical Abstracts from Newspapers Volume 4 Delaware Marriages and Deaths from the Delaware Gazette 1865-1874
AuthorRichards, Mary F. & Richards, John C.DescriptionThis information about the marriages and deaths from the Delaware Gazette 1865-1874 is a special publication from the Delaware Genealogical Society Abstracts form Newspapers Volume 4.Call NumberF163 .R53 1996PublisherISBN940907364American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works May 2012Vol. 37, No. 3
DescriptionBPG Discussion Groups: That was Then, This is NowCall NumberN8554 .A53aThe Beach Wildlife, Nature and the Beauty of Coastal Delaware
AuthorFleming, KevinDescriptionCaptures the beauty of Delaware's beaches along with an incredible variety of coastal wildlife and wild places. From the salt marshes, forests and wetlands along the Delaware Bay to the First State's Atlantic Ocean beaches and inland baysCall NumberF164ISBN9780982071687Journal 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 .A53aA Book of Cookery
AuthorWalters, Kimberly K. EditorDescriptionGuide for novices and experts alike who love history, hearth cooking or anyone who dwells in the 18th Century.Call NumberTX705PublisherISBN9780692269800
The FOUNDING FOODIES How Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin Revolutionized American Cuisine
AuthorDeWitt, DavidDescriptionThis book with information on the influence of our three of our Founder Fathers on American cuisine contains 235 pages of recipes and information that include a section on the location of recommended historic sites and restaurants. The first six chapters deal with the Founder Fathers' influence regarding cuisine and the seventh is entitled, "Recreating the Recipes of the Founding Fathers.Call NumberTX703 .D49 2010PublisherISBN9781402217869The Collection of Ann H. and Federick Vogel III Vol 1,2
AuthorSotheby'sDescriptionCollection includes a stellar array of early American furniture, early English delftware, metalwork, textiles and related vernacular works of art.Call NumberNK1Publisher
The 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 1995PublisherISBN9780761991366
