Library Collection
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British Delft at Williamsburg
AuthorAustin, John CecilDescriptionMore than seven hundred museum-quality examples acquired by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation during the past sixty years.Call NumberNK4295.5.G7 A92 1994PublisherISBN9780879351267
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Quilted Together Women, Quilts & Communities
AuthorIce, JoyceNorrid, Linda EditorsDescriptionExhibit catalogCall NumberNK9101.D36 Q55 1989PublisherISBN9780962290305The Journal of Major George Washington
AuthorGray, Emma J.DescriptionAn account of his first official mission, made as emissary from the Governor of Virginia to the Commandant of the French Forces on the Ohio, October 1753- January 1754Call NumberE312.8PublisherThe Old Salem Toy Museum
AuthorGray, Thomas A.Call NumberNK9509.4.W56 O436 2005PublisherISBN9781879704091Mike and Marie Learn About Delaware's Symbols, Slogan, Name,and Nicknames
AuthorFenimore, Harvey Curtis, Jr.DescriptionA popular children's book that introduces young readers to the state's heritageCall NumberF174PublisherWash and Gouache A Study of the Development of the Materials of Watercolor
AuthorCohn, Marjorie B.DescriptionIllustrates some of the more important technical aspects of the materials and methods of the watercolor artistCall NumberND2430 .C63PublisherISBN9780916724061The Associalted Press Stylebook and Libel Manual
AuthorFrench, Christopher (editor)Call NumberP301Ancient Carpenters' Tools: Together with Joiners' and Cabinet Makers' Tools in Use in the 18th Century
AuthorMercer, Henry C.Call NumberTJ1195Furnishing Williamsburg's Historic Buildings
AuthorGilliam, Jan KirstenCall NumberNK2438.W54 G5PublisherISBN9780879350833Gateway to Freedom The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
AuthorFoner, EricDescriptionIntroduction: rethinking the underground railroad -- Slavery and freedom in New York -- Origins of the underground railroad: The New York Vigilance Committee -- A patchwork system: the underground railroad in the 1840s -- The Fugitive Slave Law and the crisis of the Black community -- The metropolitan corridor: the underground railroad in the 1850s ó The record of fugitives: an account of runaway slaves in the 1850s -- The end of the underground railroad
Call NumberE450 .F66 2015PublisherISBN9780393244076Early American Crafts and Occupations
AuthorCopeland, Peter F.DescriptionTravel back in time over 300 years for an authentic glimpse of typical occupations practiced in colonial America from the mid-seventeenth to the late eighteenth century. Artist Peter Copeland makes it possible in this carefully researched and meticulously rendered coloring book. Forty lively scenes ó five of them double-page ó depict a variety of tradespeople and crafters: the watercart driver, who supplied townspeople with fresh water daily for a small fee; the town crier, a colonial version of today's TV newscaster; the tinker, a traveling repairman; and many more.Call NumberTT23PublisherISBN9780486282978The 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
Delaware History Vol. XXXII No. 1 2007
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionVolume 32, No. 1 contains three articles: 1. "A Fresh Look at Old New Castle's Architectural Heritage"; 2. "Buy It at the Galon!" A History of Lewes Diary"; 3."Another Look at Frank Zebley's Churches of Delaware Part 3 Kent County".Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherBasket & Seat Weaving Brochure from Perkins CO.
AuthorH.H.Perkins Co.DescriptionFeatures detailed breakdowns of traditional weaving and restoration techniquesCall NumberTT199PublisherDelaware History Vol. XXVII, No. 3, 1997
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThis book contains 3 articles: 1."As We Lived tin The Paddock Family and the Great Depression in Wilmington, Delaware"; 2. "Letters from the Front: Edward and Mary Hodgson in World War I--and Postwar Transformations at Home in Delaware"; 3. "AnnElliotCall NumberF161 .D37PublisherThe Sewell Biggs Collection of American Arts Vol I, II Decorative Arts 1st Ed
AuthorZimmerman, Philip D.DescriptionVol I includes detailed object analysis and full-color illustrations of Americanóand specifically Delawareófurniture, silver, textiles, and ceramics. Vol II focuses on the museum's visual arts holdings an highlights regional artists and historical works.Call NumberNK1PublisherISBN9781893287044
Hale 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 NumberF174Antiques: Chronology of Crafts Reprint from Antiques Treasury of Furniture and other Decorative Arts
AuthorComstock, HelenCall NumberNK806 .A57du 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
Wilmington, Delware Three Centuries Under Four Flags
AuthorLincoln, Anna T.DescriptionA history of Wilmington, DE 1609 -1937 with 28 chapters devoted to different aspects of the town in that period. Includes a list of illustrations, Table of Contents, and insert titled "Errata" infront of the1st page of Chapter1. Inside hardcovers are mapCall NumberF174.W7 L6PublisherHarvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes
AuthorBirgess, RebeccaDescriptionBeautiful natural dyes from plants found in the wild or grown in your own backyard.Call NumberSB285PublisherISBN9781579654252Delaware History Vol. XXXV, No. 2 2019-2020
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionVolume 35, No.2 has three articles: 1. "Selected interviews from the 1968 Riots in Wilmington: An Oral History"; 2. "Delware's African American Suffragists" and biographical sketches by several authors.Call NumberF161 .D37American Furniture
AuthorBeckerdite, Luke EditorDescriptionSouthern Furniture Dutch Trade Seventeenth Century Chesapeake Furniture Eighteenth-Century Furniture CabinetmakingCall NumberNK2405 .A6Publisher
Bounty 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 2000PublisherISBN9780848719555Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 61, Issue 1 2023
Authordel Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionArsenic and Old BookclothMethod used to clean the bores of USS Monitor's gunsTreatment of large painted outdoor sculptureCall NumberN8554 .A53aPublisherWilmington, Delaware Portrait of an Industrial City, 1830-1910
AuthorHoffecker, Carol E.Call NumberHC108.W63 H63PublisherISBN0813905192
