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Findings : the material culture of needlework and sewing /

Mary C. Beaudry mines archaeological findings of sewing and needlework to discover what these small traces of female experience reveal about the societies and cultures in which they were used. Beaudry's geographical and chronological scope is broad: she examines sites in the United States and G...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beaudry, Mary Carolyn, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2006]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: Small finds, big histories
  • The lowly pin
  • The needle : 'an important little article'
  • The ubiquitous and occasionally ordinary thimble
  • Shears and scissors
  • Findings : notions, accessories, and the artifacts of textile production
  • Stitching together the evidence.