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New Castle County DE Land Records 1715-1728
AuthorBryant, CarolDescriptionNew Castle County DE Land Records 1715-1728Call NumberF172.N5 B794 1998PublisherISBN158549481XThe Autobiography of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours 1739 1817
Authordu Pont, de Nemours, Pierre SCall NumberDC131.9.D85 A3413PublisherEveryday Dress of the American Colonial Period
AuthorCopeland, Peter F.DescriptionWigmakers, farriers (horse shoers), glassblowers, hatters, a whitesmith (tinsmith), cutlers, coopers, cabinetmakers, a coppersmith, and other tradesmen are shown in period costume at work, often in groups of two or more. On facing pages are illustrations of tools and products associated with each trade ó such as the whitesmith's anchored shears, flatting hammer, tin snips, tin candlestick, tin lantern, soldering iron, etc. A caption provides basic information on the craft.Call NumberGT607PublisherISBN9780486231099Portraits in Delaware 1700-1850: A Check List
AuthorNational Society of the Colonial Dames of AmericaCall NumberN7593 .N25
Early American Trades Coloring Book
AuthorCopeland, Peter F.DescriptionEarly American craftsmen made a vital contribution to the development of this country, and they are still a very important part of our heritage. This book provides illustrations, rendered for coloring, of 22 crafts that were once widespread in America but are now rarely seen.Call NumberTT23PublisherISBN9780486238463Toys & Games
AuthorKetchum, William C., Jr.DescriptionThe Smithsonian Illustrated Library of AntiquesCall NumberGV1218.5 .K45PublisherHome Life in Colonial Days
AuthorEarle, Alice MorseDescriptionOriginally published in 1898 a detailed account of how American colonists lived, worked, ate, traveled, prayed and played.Call NumberE162 .E18 1974PublisherISBN9780912944234Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice 2nd Edition
AuthorMcDaniel, Donna and Julye, VanessaCall NumberBX7601Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 57, Number 4November 2018
Authordel Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionThe 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, DRIFCall NumberN8554 .A53aPublisherAmerican Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works January 2013Vol. 38, No. 1
DescriptionSo Far Away From Me? Conservation and ArchaeologyCall NumberN8554 .A53aThe Oulde King's Roade : including the towns of Richardson Park, Elsmere, Newport, Stanton, Marshallton, Kiamensi, Ogletown, Iron Hill, Cooch's Bridge, Christiana & Glasgow
AuthorSawin, Nancy C.DescriptionA oversized softcover book that includes towns of Elsmere, Newport, Stanton, etc. as well as pictorial works buildings as well as local history.Call NumberF165 .S29 1989PublisherAmerican 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
American Furniture
AuthorBeckerdite, Luke EditorDescriptionIssues: 1994, 1996, 1998-2000, 2002-2005, 2007, 2008,2012, 2013, 2017, 2018Call NumberNK2405 .A6Publisher
Island Life
AuthorFleming, JayDescriptionA visual narrative of the environment, communities, and commercial fisheries of Smith Island, Maryland, and Tangier Island, Virginiaóthe last inhabited offshore islands in the Chesapeake Bay. Although less than 15 miles of water separate Smith and Tangier from the mainland, centuries of isolation have preserved these island communities' unique way of life, making them feel worlds apart from the life most of us know.Call NumberF187PublisherISBN9780997746815Plain & Fancy : Country Quilts of the Pennsylvania Germans
AuthorSchorsch, AnitaCall NumberNK9112 .S34 1991PublisherISBN080697432XNew Sweden on the Delaware 1638-1655
AuthorWeslager, C. A.DescriptionNew Sweden on the Delaware 1638-1655Call NumberF167 .W37 1988PublisherISBN091260865XEveryday Architecture of the Mid Atlantic: Looking at Buildings and Landscapes
AuthorLanier, Gabrielle & Herman, Bernard L.DescriptionLooking at Buildings and LandscapesCall NumberNA717 .L36†PublisherISBN9780801853241Colonial Grandeur in Philadelphia. The House and Furniture of General John Cadwalder
AuthorWainwright, Nicholas B.DescriptionHow John Cadwalader's great Philadelphia mansion was decorated and furnished in colonial times.Call NumberF158.37 .W3Publisher
The 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 NumberF164ISBN9780982071687Winterthur Magazine
DescriptionIssues: 1987, 1988, 1990-1999, 2002, 2003, 2005Call NumberNK460.W5 A2American Tables and Looking Glasses: In the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University
AuthorBarquist, David I.DescriptionTables and looking glasses in the Garvan and related collections; contains detailed entries on 140 tables, 22 related objects, and 47 looking glasses ranging in date from the 1670s to 1990.Call NumberNK2740 .B37 1992PublisherISBN9780300052404
The Contemplative Art of Illuminated Manuscripts Art Conservator Vol 17
AuthorPrestowitz, BrookDescriptionIlluminated manuscripts are historically significant handwritten books from the Middle Ages and Renaissance that are richly decorated with radiant colors, metallic gold, and silver leaf.
Call NumberND3310
Mike and Marie Learn About Delaware's Beginnings: Earliest Settlers Book III
AuthorFenimore, Harvey Curtis, Jr.DescriptionA popular children's book that introduces young readers to the state's heritageCall NumberF174PublisherThe Bible in Iron or The Pictured Stoves and Stove Plates of the Pennsylvania Germans
AuthorMercer, Dr. Henry C.DescriptionDocuments and studies colonial-era cast-iron stoves of Pennsylvania German origin. Originally published in 1914Call NumberNK8212 .M47PublisherISBN9780910302012
Visitors Guide to Historic Sites Tri State Coalition of Historic Places
Call NumberF158PublisherHerbs Are Forever: Caprilands' Guide to Growing and Preserving
AuthorSimmons, Adelma GrenierDescriptionProvides instructions for growing, preserving, and using the most popular herbs, and discusses herbal teas, oils, and vinegars, as well as preserving ornamental plantsCall NumberSB351.H5PublisherISBN792456157A Story of the Odessa Quakers
AuthorWalker, John S.Call NumberBX7601Historic Landmarks of Delaware and the Eastern Shore
AuthorMacDonald, Betty HarringtonDescriptionThis series of pen-and-ink illustrations of historic buildings accompanied by text originally appeared in the Wilmington Journal-Every Evening.Call NumberF165 .M23
Bayou Bend: The Interiors and the Gardens
AuthorWarren, David B.Call NumberN6505 .W3PublisherISBN9780890900000
Quilt Restoration A Practical Guide
AuthorCognac, Camille DalphondCall NumberTT835 .C634 1994PublisherISBN9780939009831Delaware Genealogical Society Journal Vol 10 #1 April 1999
AuthorDelaware Genealogical SocietyDescriptionEditions: 1991-2004 Original source material for Delaware genealogy and family history research available to researchers. Records include church, cemetery, land, census, and vital records, along with papers reflecting original research into Delaware families and local historyCall NumberCS42 .D44PublisherRecords of the Welsh Tract Baptist Meeting 1701-1828 Part I, II
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThis book is a history of one of Delaware's oldest churches from its founding in 1704. It includes notes for each chapter. It is extremely worn with ragged edges on the first 20 pages of this book that is Part I. Note: Reproduction copies available.Call NumberF161 .D35PublisherJohn Dickinson: Forgotten Patriot
AuthorWolf, EdwinDescription2nd ed,Call NumberE302.6.D5 W6PublisherChinese Export Porcelain: Standard patterns and forms, 1780 to 1880
AuthorSchiffer, Herbert, Peter and NancyCall NumberNK4565.5 .S34PublisherThe Future of our Past Planning for Historic Preservation in Delaware
Call NumberF165 .D37Delaware Discoveries Girlhood Embroidery 1750 1850
AuthorAllen, Gloria Seaman Steinhoff, Cynthia ShankCall NumberNK9112 .A44 2019PublisherISBN9780692154083The First State an Ilustrated History of Delaware
AuthorWilliams, William HenryCall NumberF164 .W55†PublisherISBN9780897811583
