Library Collection
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Who Was Jane Austen?
AuthorFabiny, SarahDescriptionReveals the life of this most private authorCall NumberPR4037 .F33 2017PublisherISBN9780448488639
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Henry Benbridge, Charleston Portrait Painter (1743 -1812)
AuthorMack, Angela Exhibit CuratorDescriptionThe goal of this exhibition is two-fold: to bring the work of Henry Benbridge into clearer focus, and to reinforce and understanding of Charleston's role in the artistic legacy of this nation.Call NumberND1329.B45Publisher
A Culinary History of Southern Delaware
AuthorClemons, DeniseDescriptionScrapple, beach plums and muskrat†Call NumberTX631 .C546PublisherISBN9781467135467Liberty and Independence The Delaware State During the American Revolution
AuthorHancock, Harold B.Call NumberE263.D3 H36Parchment Shade Painting and Making Instructions
AuthorThayer & ChandlerCall NumberTT897Minatures (with 100 photographs, incuding 30 in full color and 13 drawings
AuthorConsumer's GuideCall NumberNK4892Legacy from the Past: A Portfolio of Eighty-eight Original Williamsburg Buildings
AuthorColonial Williamsburg FoundationCall NumberF234.W7PublisherISBN9780910412988
Boscobel
AuthorHudson River Valley National Heritage Area`BDescriptionBoscobel 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 NumberF116The 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
Ancient Carpenters' Tools: Together with Joiners' and Cabinet Makers' Tools in Use in the 18th Century
AuthorMercer, Henry C.Call NumberTJ1195Building Research. The Journal of the Building Research Institute Sept/Oct
Call NumberTH213.5 .J68PublisherBuildings of Delaware
AuthorMaynard, W. BarksdaleDescriptionThe latest volume in the Society of Architectural Historians' prestigious Buildings of the United States series, Buildings of Delaware is the first book to document the state's architectural history from all periods. Extensively illustrated with photographs and maps, and supplemented by a glossary and bibliography, the volume covers buildings of many styles, types, and materials, from grand mansions to vernacular structures, and from urban to rural settings.Call NumberNA730.D3 M39PublisherISBN9780813927022
John Dickinson: Forgotten Patriot
AuthorWolf, EdwinDescription2nd ed,Call NumberE302.6.D5 W6PublisherColours from Nature: A Dyer's Handbook
AuthorDean, JennyDescriptionDescribes in full detail how to prepare and use natural dyes on a variety of fibres to produce a wide range of colours, following safe and environmentally-friendly methods.Call NumberSB285PublisherISBN9781844484683The Workman's Guide to Tailoring Techniques for Wearing Apparel of Gentlemen
AuthorA TailorCall NumberTT753Made by Delaware Hands (An exhibit on display at Delaware History Museurm) Feb 9 Aug 18, 2007
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionHistorical exhibit featured at the Delaware History Museum (run by the Historical Society of Delaware) in Wilmington. Featured decorative and functional arts created by early Delawareans, showcasing how regional makers shaped the state's material culture across different eras.Call NumberTT1PublisherThe Davenport House Savannah, GA
Call NumberLC-J7-GA- 1178American Rooms in Miniature Art Institute of Chicago
AuthorThorne, Mrs. James WardCall NumberNDHolding it All Together Ancient and Modern Approaches to Joining, Repair and Consolidation
AuthorAmbers, Janet Higgitt, Catherine Harrison, LynneSaunders, David EditorsDescriptionWritten versions of presentations given at 'Holding it All Together: Ancient and Modern Approaches to Joining, Repair and Consolidation' held in the Clore Education Centre of the British Museum February 2008Call NumberNPublisherRoger Morris Jumel Mansion Washington Headquarters in New York
AuthorTilton, John KentCall NumberF128.8.M8American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 3
AuthorHennage, Joseph H.DescriptionBrochure 18, 1970 to brochure 21, 1972Call NumberNK805 .A64Publisher
Winterthur: The foremost Museum of American Furniture and Decorative Arts
AuthorCantor, Jay E.DescriptionTraces the history of the Delaware mansion now used as a museum and describes its invaluable collection.Call NumberNK460PublisherISBN9780810917859
The Thirteen Colonies Cookbook: a collection of favourite receipts from thirteen exemplary eighteenth-century cooks with proper menus for simple fare and elegant entertainments and selected notes of historic interest, being a guide to open-hearth and bee-hive oven cookery, adapted for twentieth-century use
AuthorDonovan, Mary, Hatrak, Amy, Mills, Frances, etc.Call NumberTX715 .T39PublisherISBN9780275223007
Girlhood Embroidery American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850 Vol.1,2
AuthorRing, BettyDescriptionOrganized by geographic area (MA, RI, CT, NY, NH, ME, PA, NJ, DE, MD, DC, VA and the South).Call NumberNK4705PublisherISBN9780394550091
Archaeology and the Colonial Gardener
AuthorHume, Audrey NoelCall NumberSB466.U65 W56PublisherISBN9780879350123The Old Salem Toy Museum
AuthorGray, Thomas A.Call NumberNK9509.4.W56 O436 2005PublisherISBN9781879704091Colonial and Early American Fashions
AuthorTierney, TomDescriptionThis entertaining and educational coloring book provides a fascinating glimpse of clothing styles worn by Colonial Americans ó from the early years of colonization to the onset of the American Revolution. Carefully researched and meticulously rendered by illustrator Tom Tierney, 45 excellent, ready-to-color illustrations present an exciting panorama of wearing apparel spanning nearly 150 years of fashion history.Call NumberGT607PublisherISBN9780486403649The Book of Country Living
AuthorWeiss, Jeffrey Osborn, SusanCall NumberS521.5.A2 W44PublisherISBN9780030596148Roberts' Guide for Butlers and Household Staff 1st Published in 1827
AuthorRoberts, RobertDescriptionOriginally published in 1827, Robertsí Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff was a handbook for servants to perform their duties more efficiently and thoughtfully. Roberts gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butlerCall NumberTX331 .R64PublisherISBN155709120XJane Austen's Letters
AuthorLeFaye, Deirdre (collected and compiled by)Call NumberPR4036 .A4PublisherISBN9780199576074Decorative Arts of the Amish of Lancaster County
AuthorMcCauley, Daniel and KathrynCall NumberNK835.P4 M38PublisherISBN9780934672665The Odessa Cookbook
AuthorWomen's Society of St. Paul's Methodist ChurchCall NumberTX715The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine "Hannas Town" : The Historical and Archaelogical Record 1770 1806
AuthorRichardson, James B. & Wilson, KirkeCall NumberF146 .W52Basket & Seat Weaving Brochure from Perkins CO.
AuthorH.H.Perkins Co.DescriptionFeatures detailed breakdowns of traditional weaving and restoration techniquesCall NumberTT199PublisherThe American Craftsmen and the Eurpean Tradition 1620-1820
AuthorPuig, Francis J. Conforti, MichaelCall NumberNK2400PublisherISBN9780912964386
Delaware Tercentenary Almanack & And Historical Repository
Call NumberF164 .D37PublisherThe Book and Paper Group Annual Volume Twenty-six 2007
DescriptionPapers presented at the Book and Paper Group Annual Meeting 2007Call NumberZ700.9 .B66
