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Conservation and Restoration of Pictorial Art
AuthorBrommelle, Norman Smith, Perry EditorsDescriptionThe chapters consist substantially of papers presented at a Congress in Lisbon of the International Institute for Consevation of Historic and Artistic Works in October 1972.Call NumberND1640 .C57PublisherISBN9780408707121E.I. du Pont, Botaniste: The Beginning of a Tradition
AuthorWilkinson, Norman B.DescriptionPublished for the Eleutherian Mills-Hagley FoundationCall NumberSB63.D87 W55PublisherISBN9780813903996Artifacts and the American Past
AuthorSchlereth, ThomasJ.Call NumberE159.5 .S34ISBN9780910050470Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans
AuthorSwank, Scott T.DescriptionShows paintings, earthenware, glassware, metalwork, textiles, and calligraphy produced by the Pennsylvania DutchCall NumberN6530.P4 S8 1983PublisherISBN9780393017496
Pottery and Porcelain in Colonial Williamsburg's Archaeological Collections
AuthorHume, Ivor NoelCall NumberNK3730.W5 C65PublisherISBN9780910412070Japanese Papermaking Traditions, Tools, and Techniques
AuthorBarrett, TimothyDescriptionA new, deeper understandingof the Japanese craft of making paper by hand.Call NumberTS1130 .B37 1983PublisherISBN083480185XThe Magic of Spinning: How to Do It Yourself, with the Emphasis on Wool, the History of Spinning and Other Facts
AuthorChanning, Marion L. Illustrated by Walter E. Channing.Call NumberTT847 .C47Delaware History Vol. XXXIV, No. 2 2014
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionVolume 34, No.2 has two articles: 1. "Music Drew Them Together: The Greenewalts and the Wilmington Music School"; 2. "George Black and the Modern Wilmington, Delaware Police Force".Call NumberF161 .D37Old-Time Toys
AuthorKalman, Bobbie Schimpky, DavidDescriptionExamines the different toys with which children played in the nineteenth centuryCall NumberTS2301.T7 K33 1995PublisherISBN9780865055209Trees and shrubs : [what to grow and how to grow it]
AuthorRushforth, KeithDescriptionIncludes more than 200 of the most popular garden trees, shrubs, palms and conifers.Call NumberSB435.5 .R87 2005PublisherISBN9780060786335The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine "Hannas Town" : The Historical and Archaelogical Record 1770 1806
AuthorRichardson, James B. & Wilson, KirkeCall NumberF146 .W52A Topical History of Delaware (
Call NumberF174Museum Registration Methods 3 ed. Revised
AuthorDorothy H. Dudley, Irma Bezold Wilkinson, and othersCall NumberAM139 .D8PublisherJoy of Cooking
AuthorRombauer, Irma S.; Becker, Marion R. and Becker, EthanCall NumberTX715 .R75PublisherISBN9780684818702Clues to America's Past
AuthorNational Geographic SocietyCall NumberE159.5 .N37 1976PublisherISBN9780870441929American 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
Sotheby's Caring For Antiques, The Complete Guide to Handling, Cleaning, Display and Restoration
AuthorSimpson, Mette Tang Huntley, Michael EditorsDescriptionAccessible advice on the precautions to be taken when handling, cleaning, storing and displaying antiques including detailed instructions on how to recognize conditions that may require attention.Call NumberNK1127.5 .S67 1992PublisherISBN9780671751050Founding Mothers: the women who raised our nation 1st ed.
AuthorRoberts, CokieCall NumberE189The Drinking Gourd
AuthorBrenner, F. N.DescriptionSent home alone for misbehaving in church, Tommy discovers that his house is a station on the underground railroadCall NumberPZ7.M75 DrPublisherColonial Silver in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AuthorSafford, Frances GruberDescriptiondocuments how colonial silversmiths developed a distinctive tradition of their own, producing work that was both practical and artistically refined.Call NumberNK7112Publisher
A History of the Original Settlements on the Delaware and a History of Wilmington
AuthorFerris, BenjaminDescriptionA history of the original settlements on the Delaware-- & a history of Wilmington with a new index compiled by members of the Delaware Genealogical Society.Call NumberF167 .F39 1987PublisherCare and Repair of Antiques Refinishing
AuthorOrmsbee, Thomas H.DescriptionA comprehensive guide for antique collectors and enthusiasts. The book provides valuable insights into the art of repairing and restoring antiques to their former glory. It covers a wide range of topics including the different types of antiques, their history, and the materials used in their construction.Call NumberNK28PublisherISBN9781258220402Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur
AuthorFennimore, Donald L.DescriptionFeatures the best of the museum's collection according to its own curators. Offers a rare opportunity to understand how the curators at Winterthur view the objects in their care.Call NumberNK460.W48 H4545 1994PublisherISBN9780912724263
The Virginia housewife, or, Methodical cook : a facsimile of an authentic early American cookbook / Mary Randolph
AuthorRandolph, MaryDescriptionMary Randolph (August 9, 1762ñJanuary 23, 1828) wrote The Virginia House-Wife (1824), the first American regional cookbook. Her recipes used Virginia produce but also showed influences from African, American Indian, and European cultures, thereby creating a cuisine unique to Virginia and the South. Randolph's influential housekeeping book was an immediate success and went through many editions until the 1860s. It included both culinary instructions and advice on household supervision. Besides popularizing the use of more than forty vegetables, Randolph's book also introduced dishes from abroad, such as gazpacho, to the southern public.Call NumberTX715 .R215 1993PublisherISBN9780486277721
Trend & Tradition (formerlyColonial Williamsburg)
DescriptionIssues: 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015Call NumberF234.W7 C88PublisherAn Eighteenth Century Garland The Flower and Fruit Arrangements of Colonial Williamsburg
AuthorFisher, Louise B.DescriptionThe Flower and Fruit Arrangements of Colonial WilliamsburgCall NumberSB449 .F5PublisherEarly Family Home
AuthorKalman, BobbieDescriptionDescribes the life of early settlers, including the construction of a home, the clearing of land, folk medicine, candle making, quilting bees, weaving, and wedding partiesCall NumberE40 .K35 1992PublisherISBN9780865050167Colonial Lighting
AuthorHayward, Arthur H.Description3rd enlarge edition 1st 1923Call NumberNK8360 .H3Publisher
The Cabinet Makers of America
AuthorBjerkoe, Ethel HallDescriptionLists 2500 American cabinetmakers from colonial times through the Industrial Revolution era with biographies, dates, and locations.†Call NumberNK2500Publisher
American Furniture and its Makers (Winterthur Portfolio 13)
AuthorQuimby, Ian M.Call NumberN9 .W52 vol. 13ISBN9780226921396
Silver: an American Art: the Milo M. Naeve collection of American silver at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
AuthorGervais, ChristineDescriptionPublished to coincide with the exhibition, Silver : An American Art, Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, held August 30, 2014- February 15, 2015.Call NumberNK7112 .M87 2014PublisherISBN9780890901823
African-American Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations The History, Customs, and Symbols Associated with Both Traditional and Contemporary Religious and Secular Events Observed by Americans of African Descent
AuthorGay, KathlynDescriptionProvides information about the history and celebration of more than 100 holidays, festivals, and other events observed by Americans of African descent. Features include narrativeCall NumberGT4803.A2 G39 2007PublisherISBN9780780807792Rational Decision making in the Preservation of Cultural Property
AuthorBaer, N.S. and Snickars, F. (editors)Call NumberN8554Who Was Jane Austen?
AuthorFabiny, SarahDescriptionReveals the life of this most private authorCall NumberPR4037 .F33 2017PublisherISBN9780448488639
