The American Frugal Housewife,

Book

Wayland Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2015.3.1

Secondary Title

Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy

Description

Directed at “middling” and lower-class women who could not afford servants. It was an early attempt to raise domesticity to a level of competence equal to that of other skilled trades. Physical Description: 130 p. 15 cm.

Collection

Books by L.M. Child in Wayland Library

Acquisition

Accession

2015.3

Source or Donor

Gosselt, Jo

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Home economics, Cooking

Search Terms

Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880., Cookery, American, cookbook, Cookery -- American, Home economics., Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880

Book Details

Author

Child, Lydia Maria (Francis)

Edition

22nd

Publisher

Samuel S. & William Wood

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1838

Publication Language

English

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jul 14, 2020

Examined By

Gardner-Westcott, Kay

Notes

pages water stained and foxed; textblock poor but both covers attached

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Child, Lydia Maria (Francis)

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes Index and Appendex pages. Previous editions published under title: The Frugal Housewife. verso: "It became necessary to change the title of this work to the "American Frugual Houswife" because there is an English work of the same name, not adopted to the wants of this country." The words "American" and "English" are italicized. In pencil on front end sheet: "E.E, Cheney 1940" On end sheet "eu 118485" and "Lowenstein 212 AAS" On back of front cover: "Jo Gosselt 2015.3" Status: OK Status By: Wescott, Kay Status Date: 2020-07-14