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Made by hand : a crafts sampler / Carole Lexa Schaefer ; illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
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Author:
Schaefer, Carole Lexa
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Illustrator:
Stadtlander, Becca
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Physical description:
1 volume (unnumbered) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Type:
Juvenile fiction
Fiction
Juvenile
Historical fiction
Juvenile works
Picture books
Place:
United States
Date:
2018
Notes:
Included at the end of the book are photographs, descriptions, and provenance of the real artifacts.
Contents:
Welcome -- Terrestrial globe (1810) -- Candle box (c.1800) -- Pie crimper (c. 1850) -- Rocking horse (c1860) -- Child's sled (1800s) -- Butter churn (c1850-1875) -- Sampler (c1798) -- Bandolier bag (c. mid- to late 1800s) -- Scrimshaw box (c. 1832-1856) -- Valentine (c. 1840-1860) -- Dolls (c. 1840, 1840-1870s, 1950) -- Weather vane (c1890) -- Carrying case (1852) -- Author's note
Summary:
"Combing real historical artifacts with fictional stories, Carole Lexa Schaefer brings each fascinating object to life by imagining the hands that might have made it and those that might have used it." --Dust jacket.
Topic:
Handicraft
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Folk art
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Decorative arts
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Historical fiction
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1104906