Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework 1700-1850

Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework 1700-1850 by Susan Burrows Swan. Published by Rutledge Books Inc, New York, NY, 1977. 1st Stated Edition 1st Printing. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good- DJ. Orig owners bookplate inside front cover. 240 Pgs. ISBN 003015121X. LCCN 77-1627. Illustrated with the special needlework collection from the Winterthur Museum. Special photography by George J Fistrovich. This book is not only a comprehensive survey of American needlework forms from the late 17th century into the Victorian era, but also a social history of the women who did this needlework, their primary and most acceptable creative outlet. Color and black & white photos. Description text copyright 2011 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 25563.