Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1750-1850 by Susan Burrows Swan

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-, Slipcase: Very Good+. 1977. Holt, Rinehart, Winston. 1st Edition. Heavily illustrated. Inscribed and signed by author.

Inscribed "For Barbara, my dear friend, with affection Susan B Swan"

Illustraated with the special needlework collection from the winterthur museum.

Plain and Fancy is a thorough and thoughtful survey of two hundred years of American needlework – from the second half of the seventeenth century into the Victorian era. More than a catalog of embroidery forms, the text explores the social history of the women who created this wonderful needlework, which was their primary and most acceptable creative outlet.

In very good condition with several newspaper clippings stapled to the first few pages. Newspaper clippings highlight the importance and history behind the book and author.