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Title |
Folk art of rural Pennsylvania. |
Author |
Lichten, Frances, 1889-1961 |
Summary |
Contents: The historic soil -- From the earth itself : clay into plates, roof-tiles, dishes, vases, crocks, coin-banks, mugs, ink-wells, ornaments, toys, pitchers, fat-lamps, platters, colanders -- From the surface of the earth : flax into linen, samplers, towels, household linens -- From the sheep which graze on the earth : wool into ornamental coverlets and needlework -- From the surface of the earth : grain into straw, thatching, baskets and hampers, bread baskets -- From the woodland : wood into housing, trinket and candle boxes, dower and blanket chests, dressers and cupboards, salt and spice boxes, chests of drawers, tables, dough troughs, ornamental woodcarving, weathervanes, carved inscriptions, butter molds, bag stamps -- From beneath the surface of the earth : stone into housing, gravestones, house mottoes, date stones -- From beneath the surface of the earth : iron into stove plates, ornamental hardware, iron stands and trivets, culinary utensils -- Raw material from the city : tin into coffeepots, cookie-cutters, pie cupboards, cheese molds, colanders, sconces, lanterns -- The salvage arts : fragments into quilts -- The salvage arts : rags and remnants into rugs -- The salvage arts : rags into paper, birth and baptismal certificates, song-books, fracture painting -- The love of color : barns and their decorations. |
Published Place |
New York |
Publisher |
C. Scribner's Sons |
Published Date |
1946 |
Notes |
Focus is on Pennsylvania German folk art. Inscription on flyleaf reads: Presented to The Haverford Township Historical Society by Mr. and Mrs. J. Milton Walker, Jr. |
Subjects |
Folk art -- Pennsylvania Decorative arts -- Pennsylvania |
Search Terms |
Pennsylvania German Folk Art |
Classification |
Art |
Object Type |
Book |
Physical Description |
xiv p., 1 l., 276 p., illus. (part col.; incl. facsims.) 31 cm. Hard. |
LOC Call No. |
NK 835 .P4 L5 1946 |
Object ID |
L37 |
Collection |
Library |