A stitch in time : the needlework of aging women in antebellum America / Aimee E. Newell.

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

"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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Main Author: Newell, Aimee E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
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.
United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
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