A Stitch in Time : The Needlework of Aging Women in Antebellum America /

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"Drawing from 167 examples of decorative needlework--primarily samplers and quilts from 114 collections across the United States--made by individual womenn ages forty years and over between 1820 and 1860, this exquisitely illustrated book explores how women experienced social and cultural chang...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Newell, Aimee E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Samplers.
Quilting.
Needlework.
Middle class women > Social conditions.
Manners and customs.
Aging > Psychological aspects.
DESIGN > Textile & Costume.
Vieillissement > Aspect psychologique.
Femmes de la classe moyenne > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Femmes âgees > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Échantillons de broderie > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Travaux à l'aiguille > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Middle class women > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Older women > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Samplers > United States > History > 19th century.
Quilting > United States > History > 19th century.
Needlework > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes > 19e siecle.
United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The physical challenges of needlework
  • Growing old gracefully
  • The technological reshaping of antebellum needlework
  • I give and bequeath this quilt: needlework as property
  • Family currency: the gift needlework of aging women
  • Biographical needlework: telling a life story
  • Threads of life: needlework as memorial.

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