Author: Ring, Betty
Title: American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring
Description: New York, NY, E. P. Dutton, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Beige cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine, blue and color illustrated dust jacket with white lettering, viii, 112 pp. color illustrations throughout. "American samplers and pictorial embroideries, now regarded as important and charming examples of American folk art, survive in astonishing numbers, probably because they have been treasured through the generations as family heirlooms; and they reflect guided the needles of American schoolgirls when sewing was a vital part of every girl's education and ornamental needlework was the foremost female art. A variety of distinctive styles represent regional Republic during the century between 1725 and 1825. Although professional pattern drawers worked in the embroidery designs, it was the schoolmistress who made use of the available sources and combined them to her liking when preparing the work for her students. The preferences of successful teachers and their influence in their communities resulted in the recognizable regional styles that are known today, and the embroideries illustrated in this book are presented within sections devoted to the regions where they were made. This publication is of special importance because the almost 200 illustrations come from the outstanding collection of the author, Berry Ring, who is one of the best-known scholars and collectors in the field of early American embroideries." - dust jacket description. VG/VG (book shows very minimal wear, all pages clear and intact - dust jacket has minimal shelf wear at corners) .
Keywords: American Decorative Arts ; Needlework ; ; Needlework - American
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Title: American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring
Description: New York, NY, E. P. Dutton, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Beige cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine, blue and color illustrated dust jacket with white lettering, viii, 112 pp. color illustrations throughout. "American samplers and pictorial embroideries, now regarded as important and charming examples of American folk art, survive in astonishing numbers, probably because they have been treasured through the generations as family heirlooms; and they reflect guided the needles of American schoolgirls when sewing was a vital part of every girl's education and ornamental needlework was the foremost female art. A variety of distinctive styles represent regional Republic during the century between 1725 and 1825. Although professional pattern drawers worked in the embroidery designs, it was the schoolmistress who made use of the available sources and combined them to her liking when preparing the work for her students. The preferences of successful teachers and their influence in their communities resulted in the recognizable regional styles that are known today, and the embroideries illustrated in this book are presented within sections devoted to the regions where they were made. This publication is of special importance because the almost 200 illustrations come from the outstanding collection of the author, Berry Ring, who is one of the best-known scholars and collectors in the field of early American embroideries." - dust jacket description. VG/VG (book shows very minimal wear, all pages clear and intact - dust jacket has minimal shelf wear at corners) .
Keywords: American Decorative Arts ; Needlework ; ; Needlework - American
Price: US$ 125.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 182690
- Book number: 182690
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