American Women and Their Needlework, 1650-1850 by Susan Burrows Swan

Plain and Fancy is a thorough and thoughtful survey of two hundred years of American needlework- from the second half of the seventeenth century into the Victorian era. More than a catalog of embroidery forms, the text explores the social history of the women who created this wonderful needlework, which was their primary and most acceptable creative outlet.

1995; Softcover; 248 pages.
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