Books from Winterthur Museum
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Into Enchanted Woods
By Jennifer BryantIn the Winterthur Museum's gardens, a brother and sister who have strayed from the path meet an elf named Root, who introduces them to the magic of the Enchanted Woods.
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Guide to the Winterthur Library: The Joseph Downs Collection and the Winterthur Archives
By Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts & Printed EphemeraPearson corresponded with people from New England and the southern colonies . His firm later became the parent company of the South Boston Flint Glass Works and the Chesterfield Glass Works . Document 112 . 1538 . Pearson , Ethan W.
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The Material Culture of Gender, the Gender of Material Culture
By Kenneth L. Ames, Katharine Martinez2 The first articulation of the idea of proxemics was made in Edward T. Hall , The Silent Language ( Garden City , N.Y .: Doubleday , 1959 ) . The concept was further developed and refined in Hall's later book , The Hidden Dimension ...
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The Winterthur Garden Guide: Color for Every Season
By Linda EirhartThis handy book highlights the design principles that guided du Pont and introduces practical flowers, shrubs, and trees that have stood the test of time―native and non-native, common as well as unusual.
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New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods
By Nancy Goyne Evans, Wendy A. Cooper, Nancy E. RichardsThis volume comprehensively explores the furniture industry of New England, detailing the impact of urban communities, especially Boston, as well as the pervasiveness of regionalism, which has attracted fresh attention...
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Guide to Winterthur Museum & Country Estate
By Pauline K. Eversmann, Maggie LidzWinterthur offers a rare combination of beauty, history, art, and learning.
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Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection
By Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Donald L. Fennimore, George J. FistrovichThis volume explores the importance of these metals for early Americans, using the extensive collections at Winterthur.
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Flower Arranging the Winterthur Way
By Alberta A. MelloyComplete with a lively introduction detailing the du Pont family's lifelong interest in flowers, and an easy-to-use glossary, this book offers an insider's perspective on the relationship between craft and history at the nation's premier ...
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Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum
By Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Arlene M. PalmerThis comprehensive study of glass used or made in America from the middle of the seventeenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century is divided into three parts: essays,...