A Stitch in Time: The Needlework of Aging Women in Antebellum America

Description

Drawing from 167 examples of decorative needlework, primarily samplers and quilts from 114 collections across the United States, made by individual women aged 40 years and over between 1820 and 1860, this illustrated book explores how women experienced social and cultural change in antebellum America. The book is filled with individual examples, stories, and over 80 fine colour photographs that illuminate the role that samplers and needlework played in the culture of the time.