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Title:
Made by hand : a crafts sampler
Author:
Schaefer, Carole Lexa author.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unnumbered) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Summary:
"Combing real historical artifacts with fictional stories, Carole Lexa Schaefer brings each fascinating object to life by imagining the hands that might have made it and those that might have used it." --Dust jacket.
General Note:
Included at the end of the book are photographs, descriptions, and provenance of the real artifacts.
Language:
English
Contents:
Welcome -- Terrestrial globe (1810) -- Candle box (c.1800) -- Pie crimper (c. 1850) -- Rocking horse (c1860) -- Child's sled (1800s) -- Butter churn (c1850-1875) -- Sampler (c1798) -- Bandolier bag (c. mid- to late 1800s) -- Scrimshaw box (c. 1832-1856) -- Valentine (c. 1840-1860) -- Dolls (c. 1840, 1840-1870s, 1950) -- Weather vane (c1890) -- Carrying case (1852) -- Author's note.
Added Author:
ISBN:
9780763674335
Format :
Book