Made by Hand
The materials in this category are made by hand.
Works by Children, Gender Roles
Dedham, MA: 1887. A collection of 46 drawings, two (2) 3" sketch books and a movable paper slide card that adds or removes people from the scene. Based on the artwork Max is a bit older than Mary and their works pretty well conform to traditional gender roles. Max has.....
Price: $800.00
Remembrance, Friendship, Watercolor, Razor Cut, Made by Hand
1835. A 6" x 5 1/2" heavy card applied to the front a larger blue lettersheet. The finely decorated card depicts two detailed vignettes - One with a harp, violets, forget-me-nots and fern, the other an array of roses, pansies, forget-me-nots and more. The rose array is at the center.....
Price: $325.00
Dressmaking, Sewing Lessons, DIY, Women's Work
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Scott, Printer, 12 Hudson's Alley, 1851. Printed handbill advertising a "Novel and Curious Invention for Cutting Ladies' Dresses" by Mrs. R. Githens, who hopes "every lady will have the curiosity to call and see how easy they can be taught to measure and cut their own dresses--in learning.....
Price: $125.00
Tailoring, Clothing Design, Home Economics, Learn to Sew, Stitching , ABAA-RBMS-2023
United States: c.1930. A composition notebook filled with approx. fifty-five (55) hand-sewn samples of stitches, hemming, and embroidery, captioned in ink manuscript by "Mrs. Robert D. Patterson", a student of either sewing or home economics. She received a "B+" grade, marked in pencil on the first leaf. The samples show.....
Price: $350.00
Broadside, Cider Mill
Cheshire CT: 1837. A 15 1/2" x 11 1/2" broadside promoting a Patent Cider Mill, a new invention by Nathan Both, 1837. A 4" x 5 1/4" woodcut of the horse powered device and the horse. Designed after the Box Coffee Mill for the purpose of grinding Apples into Pumice.....
Price: $1,050.00
scrapbook, works by children, education, teacher, principle, copper
New York: 1949. Anna Louisee Nufer retired as Principle of New York PS 86 on September 19, 1949. On that day she was presented with a scrap book made by the teachers and students of PS 86. The covers are green leather with a tooled copper illustration of the story.....
Price: $325.00
childhood, family, family relations, hand drawn, illustrations, summer, riding, horseback ridding, summer vacation
Boston MA: Aug-29. Two whimsical letters from a mother to one of her two daughters, Elizabeth Simon (nicknamed Betty). The first letter mentions a visit to their cousin Ruth, who has two cats on her roof. The missive continues on asking her how here hay fever is doing and if.....
Price: $95.00
Original Artwork,Watercolor,Pastoral Scenes
[United Kingdom?]: c.1840s. A charming pocket-sized sketchbook belonging to Thomas C. Babb, with original artwork. There are three pages with artwork, including: a pastoral view of a mill with horse and carriage and man fishing in the foreground; a dancing bear and laughing pet monkey; a dog barking at a......
Price: $325.00
ABAA-WINTER-2024, Textile Education,Textile Manufacturing and Industry
New Bedford, Massachusetts: New Bedford Textile School, c.1929. A collection of hundreds of textile samples, weave pattern charts, and highly technical handwritten notes on the textile manufacturing process, all contained within two books belonging to Walter Hampson (dates unknown), a student at the New Bedford Textile School in Massachusetts. Together.....
Price: $700.00