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Autore |
Newell Aimee E. |
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Titolo |
A stitch in time : the needlework of aging women in antebellum America / / Aimee E. Newell |
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Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Needlework - United States - History - 19th century |
Quilting - United States - History - 19th century |
Samplers - United States - History - 19th century |
Older women - United States - Social conditions - 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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and from the Quilters Guild of Dallas, Helena Hibbs Endowment Fund. ]]> |
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