A stitch in time the needlework of aging women in antebellum America

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1. Verfasser:	Newell, Aimee E. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Athens, OH Ohio University Press 2014
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1800-1900 Aging / Psychological aspects Middle class women / United States / History / 19th century Needlework / United States / History / 19th century Older women / United States / Social conditions / 19th century Quilting / United States / History / 19th century Samplers / United States / History / 19th century United States / Social life and customs / 19th century DESIGN / Textile & Costume Alltag, Brauchtum Geschichte Psychologie 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 Middle class women > United States > Social conditions > 19th century Aging > Psychological aspects USA
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Inhaltsangabe:

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
"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 change in antebellum America. The book is filled with individual examples, stores and over eighty fine color photographs that illuminate the role that samplers and needlework played in the culture of the time"--Provided by publisher

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