Ring, Betty

Girlhood Embroidery. American Samplers and Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. Two Volumes

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Cloth. Very Good. Item #021055

Black cloth, lacking cardboard slipcase. 583 pp., between the two volumes. Color and black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of embroidery and needlework in the early United States. This includes a look at its role in the education of young women in colonial America, as well as a look at the art in the New England states and beyond. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, soiling and edgewear to the books.

Price: $100.00