Library Collection
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All I Have Seen: The McKinstry Memoirs (5th Bishop of DE)
AuthorMcKinstry, Rt.Rev. Arthur K.Call NumberBX5995.M32 A34PublisherISBN9780914988021Fanny Pierson Crane : Her Receipts 1796
AuthorHatrak, Amy; Mills, Frances; Shull, Elizabeth; Williams, SallyCall NumberTX715 .F195PublisherJewelry in America 1600-1900
AuthorFales, Martha GandyDescriptionA comprehensive, chronologically organized study of jewelry as it was worn by both men and women from Colonial days to the turn of the century in America.Call NumberNK7312 .F35 1995PublisherISBN9781851492237
The Magazine Antiques Index 1922-1951 1922-1951
DescriptionBound copies of Indices 1922-1951Call NumberNK1125 .A3Publisher
du Pont The Autobiography of An American Enterprise
DescriptionThe story of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, published in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the company on July 19, 1802.Call NumberHD9651.9.D8 A5Publisher
Newhailes Draft Management Plan 1996 2001
Call NumberNA4590The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine "Hannas Town" : The Historical and Archaelogical Record 1770 1806
AuthorRichardson, James B. & Wilson, KirkeCall NumberF146 .W52Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850
AuthorEaton, LindaDescriptionBased on the 1970 classic by Florence M. MontgomeryCall NumberNK8843.A2 E27 2014PublisherISBN9781580933933
Nature's Healing Arts From Folk Medicine to Modern Drugs
AuthorAikman, LonnelleCall NumberRS164 .A36PublisherISBN9780870442322Chester County Clocks & Their Makers
AuthorJames, Arthur E.DescriptionThe early clockmakers of Chester County, Pennsylvania gave the traditional designs of the era a unique and beautiful regional interpretation. This classic work explores the clocks and their makers, preserving their heritage for the ages.Call NumberTS543.U6 J3Publisher
Delaware History Vol. XXVII, Index
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThis thin Index has a Table of Contents and three pages of lists of Illustrations.Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherCountry Folk Medicine: tales of skunk oil, sassafras tea and other old-time remedies
AuthorJanos, Elisabeth EditorDescriptionTales of Skunk Oil, Sassafras Tea, and Other Old-Time RemediesCall NumberGR106 .J36 2004PublisherISBN9781592281787The Open Hearth: A Colonial Cookbook
AuthorGowan, Hugh and JudyDescription28-page historical guide that details the techniques of open-fire colonial cooking and offers period-appropriate recipes adapted for modern readers.Call NumberTX715PublisherThe Phillip Flayderman Collection of Historic American Furniture
DescriptionA comprehensive and prestigious record of one of the most significant collections of early American decorative arts ever assembled. This catalog showcases a vast array of high-quality furniture and artifacts, representing the pinnacle of colonial and federal-era craftsmanship. The work provides an in-depth look at rare and historic pieces, including furniture attributed to master craftsmen such as Paul Revere, Duncan Phyfe, and John Goddard.Call NumberNK406PublisherISBN9781025500812Bounty of Biltmore a cookbook
AuthorPickering, Whitney Wheeler Editor Gold, CharlesDescriptionAllows readers to savor the delicious cuisine and gracious hospitality that represent the pleasures of fine dining at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.Call NumberTX715 .B7558 2000PublisherISBN9780848719555Winterthur: A Portrait
Call NumberNK460PublisherThe Collection of Irvin & Anita Schorsch: Hidden Glen Farms
AuthorSotheby'sDescriptionThe sale includes Chippendale carved furniture, Delft ceramics, dueling pistols, needlepoint samplers and artwork.Call NumberNK1Publisher
Giving Voice: Interpreting & Preserving Oral Histories
AuthorConservation Center for Art & Historic ArtifactsDescriptionContents: Preserving the Oral Histories of Those who Preserve: The First Thirty-Eight Years of the Conservation Oral History Project Search, Explore, Connect: Basic Principles and Best Practices for Oral History Collections Managing Archival Oral History Media To Interpret and Preserve One Must First Collect: Oral History Project Desigh in the Digital Age Access, Outreach, Exhibition Giving VoiceCall NumberD16Introduction to the Decorative Arts in America to 1850
DescriptionCourse Manual Summer Institute Winterthur MuseumCall NumberNK1The Crafts of Williamsburg
AuthorWalmsley, James S.Call NumberTT24.V8 W35PublisherISBN9780879350642Handcraft to Industry: Philadelphia Ceramics in the First Half of the 19th Century
AuthorMyers, SusanDescriptionPhiladelphia Ceramics in the First Half of the 19th CenturyCall NumberHD9611.8.P48 M9PublisherHale Byrnes Boyce House: The Story Behind A Delaware Jewel
AuthorWilson, W. EmersonDescriptionA beautifully preserved 1750s brick home in Stanton, Delaware, famous for hosting General George Washington and his officers for a critical war council in 1777.Call NumberF174Looms and Weaving
AuthorBenson, AnnaWarburton, NeilCall NumberTS1490 .B42 1986PublisherISBN9780852637531The Book and Paper Group Annual Volume Thirty-two 2013
DescriptionPapers presented at the Book and Paper Group Annual Meeting 2013Call NumberZ700.9 .B66Baltimore Album Quilts
AuthorKatzenburg, Dena A.Call NumberNK9112 .B35 1981PublisherISBN9780912298528The Larder Invaded: Reflections on Three Centuries of Philadelphia Food & Drink
AuthorHines, Mary AnneMarshall, GordonWeaver, Wilson WoysDescriptionCompanion the exhibition held at the Library Company of Philadelphia on three hundred years of dining in Philadelphia.Call NumberTX633 .H56PublisherISBN9780914076704
Collecting Antique Pewter -What to Look for and What to Avoid
DescriptionThis book written and published byThe Pewter Collectorrs' Club of Amerca to help educate present and future about the pros and cons of collecting antique pewter. It includes chapters on " Fakes, Forgeries & Reproductions". The book also contains a glossary of terms, bibliography, and index.Call NumberNK8404 C69PublisherISBN139780978725600
Delaware History Vol. XXIII 1988-1989
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareCall NumberF161 .D37ISBNxAmerican 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
Looking at Prints, Drawings and Watercolours A Guide to Technical Terms
AuthorGoldman, PaulDescriptionAims to provide accurate definitions of terms routinely used about prints, drawings and watercolors.Call NumberN33 .G65 1988PublisherISBN9780892361489Old Southern Cookery Mary Randolph's Recipes adapted for today's kitchen
AuthorHendricks, Sue J & Hendricks, ChristopherCall NumberTX715.2.S68 H47PublisherISBN9781493049059
Early American Decorative Arts 1620 1860 : A Handbook for Interpreters
AuthorKrill, Rosemary Troy with Eversmann, Pauline K.Call NumberNK806 .K75PublisherISBN9780740000000
A Hymnal for Friends
Call NumberM2131Merrimack Valley Textile Museum (Text and illus from exhibit in the museum)
Call NumberNK8800Tax Assessments of New Castle County DE 1816-1817
AuthorAckerman, Karen M.DescriptionAn oversized book that contains abstracts made from microfilm copies of the original Assessment Books held at the Hall of Records in Dover, DE. Index is divided into 3 sections to assist research: Freepersons ( including free blacks), Slaves/Indentures,Call NumberF172.N5 A25 1986PublisherSt. Paul's Methodist Church 1851 1991 Odessa, Delaware
AuthorLoven, Marjorie K.Call NumberBX8201Delaware History Vol. XXV No. 1 1992
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThree articles: 1. "Like Noah's Dove: Susan Rodney and Daily Life in Rural Delaware, 1841-1852. 2; "The the Motion Picture Comes to Wilmington, Part II; Recollections of My Mother and Father and Growing up in Milford, DE, Part III".Call NumberF161 .D37Publisher
