Katcher, Jane; David A. Schorsch; Ruth Wolfe (editors)
Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana [Volume I]
Seattle, Washington, Marquand Books, 2006. Hardcover. Dusty rose stamped cloth, blue & color illustrated dust jacket, color illustrated end pages, 428 pp. 510 color illustrations. "Presents more than two hundred examples of American folk art and decorative arts created in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Drawn from the extraordinary Jane Katcher Collection, the book features familiar expressions of Americana -- portraits and carvings, quilts and needlework, weathervanes and whirligigs, family records and calligraphy, mocha ware and spatter ware, furniture, baskets, and toys -- as well as the unexpected -- valentines, friendship albums, and keepsakes woven from the hair of loved ones." (dj) With many essays by a variety of experts. VG/VG .

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