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A stitch in time : the needlework of aging women in antebellum America / Aimee E. Newell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Newell, Aimee E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Needlework--United States--History--19th century.
- Needlework.
- Quilting--United States--History--19th century.
- Quilting.
- Samplers--United States--History--19th century.
- Samplers.
- Older women--United States--Social conditions--19th century.
- Older women.
- United States--Social life and customs--19th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- and from the Quilters Guild of Dallas, Helena Hibbs Endowment Fund. ]]>
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: The Physical Challenges of Needlework; 2: Growing Old Gracefully; 3: The Technological Reshaping of Antebellum Needlework; 4: I Give and Bequeath This Quilt; 5: Family Currency; 6: Biographical Needlework; 7: Threads of Life; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780821444757
- 0821444751
- OCLC:
- 884016969
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