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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 women aged forty and over between 1820 and 1860, this exquisitely illustrated book explores how women experienced social and cultural change in antebell...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newell, Aimee E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Athens : 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.
United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Aging > Psychological aspects.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Textiles & Costume.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.

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