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Victorian needlework / Kathryn Ledbetter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ledbetter, Kathryn, 1952-
- Series:
- Victorian life and times
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
- Women.
- Needlework, Victorian.
- Social conditions.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- x, 189 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2012]
- Summary:
- "Marrying two exceptionally popular topics--needlework and women's history--this book provides an authoritative yet entertaining discussion of the diversity and importance of needlework in Victorian women's lives"--Provided by publisher.
- "This book is about Victorian Needlework"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Significance: "An Object of Ambition to Every British Fair" 1
- 2 Types: What Is a Woman to Do? 27
- 3 Resources: Guidebooks and Periodicals 63
- 4 Technology: Needles, Pins, and Necessary Things 95
- 5 Literary Representations: A Patchwork of Fiction and Poetry 121.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313386602
- 0313386609
- 9780313386619
- 0313386617
- OCLC:
- 745980487
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