Art of embroidery : great needlework collections of Britain and the United States
Entry/Object ID
NK9206.G66
Description
An unusually vivid as well as informative study for embroiderers, historians, art lovers and armchair travelers alike.
Lexicon
Search Terms
embroidery--great britain, embroidery--united states, needlework--great britain, needlework--united states
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Mary Gostelow
Publisher
E. P. Dutton
Place Published
City
New York, NY
Date Published
1979
Call No.
NK9206.G66
ISBN
525930647, 9780525930648
LCCN
78068557
Notes
Length: 256
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
The American Museum in Britain: America coverlets --
Blair Castle: Lady Evelyn's whitework --
Colonial Williamsburg: embroideries for the home --
Daughters of the American Revolution Museum: family records, pictures and samplers --
Glamis Castle: a royal miscellany --
Hardwick Hall: Bess of Hardwick's embroideries --
The Helen Allen Collection: internationalism and variety --
The Henry Ford Museum: faces of the past --
The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum: canvaswork --
Historic Deerfield: crewel embroidery --
Mellerstain: a children's masterpiece --
Milton Manor House: an exquisite needlework box --
The National Cathedral: ecclesiastical decoration --
Ohio Historical Society: local heritage --
Old Sturbridge Village: New England costume --
Parham Park: seventeenth-century Bible pictures --
Traquair House: flowers in profusion --
The Valentine Museum: beautiful needleworks amid elegance --
The Washington family: patriotic embroideries --
Wells Cathedral: the Quire canvasworks --
Westwood Manor: a gentleman's needleworks --
The continuing heritage.
