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Publications: Books: Decorative Arts
American Coverlets and Their Weavers: Coverlets from the Collection of Foster and Muriel McCarl<br>Including a Dictionary of More Than 700 Coverlet Weavers

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"American Coverlets and Their Weavers: Coverlets from the Collection of Foster and Muriel McCarl
Including a Dictionary of More Than 700 Coverlet Weavers"

By Clarita S. Anderson

This lavishly illustrated guide to one of the premier collections of woven coverlets in the United States is an essential reference for collectors, historians, specialists in material culture, and all those who are interested in American textiles. Information about the lives and professional careers of more than seven hundred weavers is included. In-depth discussions explore fifty coverlets that are depicted in detail.
Published in association with Ohio University Press
Colonial Williamsburg Decorative Arts Series
264 pp., 126 color photographs, 9 x 11
2002
CW No. 961490
Hardbound
ISBN 0-87935-215-9
$39.95
Available through www.williamsburgmarketplace.com.

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Costume Close-up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750–1790

"Costume Close-up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750–1790"

A discussion of the cut, fit, and construction of antique clothing of the second half of the eighteenth century, allowing talented artisans with advanced skills to construct authentic garments.

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Degrees of Latitude: Mapping Colonial America

"Degrees of Latitude: Mapping Colonial America"

A splendidly illustrated volume which goes beyond standard cartobiliographical analysis to examine the inspiration behind the production of seventy-three maps, atlases, and sea charts.

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Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg

"Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg"

Antique clothing worn by men, women, and children in the eighteenth century offers a revealing glimpse into the lives of colonial Virginians.

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Southern Furniture, 1680–1830: <br>The Colonial Williamsburg Collection

"Southern Furniture, 1680–1830:
The Colonial Williamsburg Collection"

The most up-to-date, comprehensive study of furniture made and used in the early South.

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The Coins of Colonial America: <br>World Trade Coins of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

"The Coins of Colonial America:
World Trade Coins of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries"

A look at an impressive collection of antique coins donated to the Foundation.

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The Robert and Meredith Green Collection of Silver Nutmeg Graters

"The Robert and Meredith Green Collection of Silver Nutmeg Graters"

125 examples of silver nutmeg graters from the Robert and Meredith Green collection, enables scholars, students, and collectors to appreciate an exquisite collection of decorative arts objects.

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Tools: Working Wood in Eighteenth-Century America

"Tools: Working Wood in Eighteenth-Century America"

Early tools provide clues to life in colonial America and an understanding of the handmade products we admire today.

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What Clothes Reveal<br>The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America: <br>The Colonial Williamsburg Collection

"What Clothes Reveal
The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America:
The Colonial Williamsburg Collection"

An examination of how Americans of all classes dressed in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

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