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The Workwoman's Guide: Containing instructions to the inexperienced in cutting out and completing those articles of wearing apparel, &c., which are usually made at home; also, explanations on upholstery, straw-platting, bonnet-making, knitting, &c. (Plate 23)
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| Title | The Workwoman's Guide: Containing instructions to the inexperienced in cutting out and completing those articles of wearing apparel, &c., which are usually made at home; also, explanations on upholstery, straw-platting, bonnet-making, knitting, &c. (Plate 23) |
| Author | Wilson, Maria |
| Publisher | Simpkin, Marshall, and Company
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| Publisher Location | England--London |
| Publication Date | 1840 |
| Printer | Evans, Thomas
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Intaglio prints--engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored intaglio prints.
Attributed to Maria Wilson (A Lady)
Printed in preface: The author of the following pages has been encouraged to hope, that, by placing them, after much deliberation, in the hands of a printer, she is tendering an important and acceptable, however humble, service to persons of her own sex, who, in any condition of life, are engaged, by duty or inclination, in cutting out wearing apparel in a family, or for their poorer neighbors. She trusts, in particular, that Clergymen's Wives, Young Married Women, School-mistresses, and Ladies Maids may find, in the "Workwoman's Guide" a fast and serviceable friend.
This page provides instructions for furniture upholstery as well as how to create window draperies and screens. |
| Contextual Notes | During the 19th century, numerous guides such as this were published. While there were considerable changes occurring in regards to women's roles in society, there was also a movement to preserve the traditional aspects of womanhood, such as needlework, home decoration, and cooking. A strong supporter of this idea that a woman's intellect was best suited for housework was Catharine Beecher, author of "American Woman's Home" (1869); this movement would become known as the "cult of domesticity." These guides were written by women with the intention of "professionalizing" the level of domestic care. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Dressmaking -- Pattern design; Tailoring -- Pattern design; Sewing; Knitting |
| Category | Home economics and domestic life
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0031 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | viii, 303 p., 24 leaves of plates: illustrated; 29 x 23 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 14.10 |
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