| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
501 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [419]-478) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The age of homespun : Litchfield, Connecticut, 1851 -- An Indian basket : Providence, Rhode Island, 1676 -- Two spinning wheels in an old log house : Dover, New Hampshire, date unknown -- Hannah Barnard's cupboard : Hadley, Massachusetts, 1715 -- A chimneypiece : Boston, Massachusetts, 1753 -- Willie-nillie, niddy-noddy : Newburyport, Massachusetts, and New England, 1769 -- A bed rug and a silk embroidery : Colchester and Preston, Connecticut, 1775 -- Molly Ocket's pocketbook : Bethel, Maine, 1785 -- A linen tablecloth : New England in the early republic -- A counterpane and a rose blanket : Kennebunkport, Maine, and New England, 1810 -- A woodsplint basket: Rutland, Vermont, after 1821 -- An unfinished stocking : New England, 1837. |
| Subject |
New England -- History -- 1775-1865.
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New England -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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New England -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
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Textile fabrics -- Social aspects -- New England -- History -- 19th century.
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Textile crafts -- New England -- History -- 19th century.
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Weaving -- Social aspects -- New England -- History -- 19th century.
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- New England -- History -- 19th century.
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Material culture -- New England -- History -- 19th century.
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National characteristics, American.
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| ISBN |
0679445943 |
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0679766448 paperback |
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