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Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers

Mary Uhl Brooks

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Description:A thorough and engaging look at the needlework produced by students at this Philadelphia area Quaker boarding school from its founding in 1799 until 1843, when sewing was removed from the curriculum. The needlework -- including several types of samplers and embroidered celestial and terrestrial globes believed to have been made only at Westtown -- is discussed in the context of the useful education and spiritual formation envisioned by Quakers for their children. Fully illustrated with pieces from Westtown School's own extensive textile collection as well as others in museums and private collections, this work enriches our understanding of this important schoolgirl needlework and the education, religious beliefs, and lives of the teachers and girls who created it.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers. To get started finding Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 346

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Westtown School

Release: 2015

ISBN: 0692468978

Description: A thorough and engaging look at the needlework produced by students at this Philadelphia area Quaker boarding school from its founding in 1799 until 1843, when sewing was removed from the curriculum. The needlework -- including several types of samplers and embroidered celestial and terrestrial globes believed to have been made only at Westtown -- is discussed in the context of the useful education and spiritual formation envisioned by Quakers for their children. Fully illustrated with pieces from Westtown School's own extensive textile collection as well as others in museums and private collections, this work enriches our understanding of this important schoolgirl needlework and the education, religious beliefs, and lives of the teachers and girls who created it.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers. To get started finding Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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