The physical challenges of needlework -- Growing old gracefully -- The technological reshaping of antebellum needlework -- I give and bequeath this quilt: needlework as property -- Family currency: the gift needlework of aging women -- Biographical needlework: telling a life story -- Threads of life: needlework as memorial
Summary
"Drawing from 167 examples of decorative needlework--primarily samplers and quilts from 114 collections across the United States--made by individual womenn ages forty years and over between 1820 and 1860, this exquisitely illustrated book explores how women experienced social and cultural change in antebellum America. The book is filled with individual examples, stores and over eighty fine color photographs that illuminate the role that samplers and needlework played in the culture of the time"--Provided by publisher
