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This is the way I pass my time : a book about Pennsylvania German decorated hand towels (1985) — Autor — 14 copias
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Conocimiento común
- Otros nombres
- Hersh, Martha Tandy Smith
- Fecha de nacimiento
- active 1988-1995
- Lugares de residencia
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Ocupaciones
- weaver
scholar of textiles
church musician - Relaciones
- Hersh, Charles (spouse)
- Biografía breve
- Charles Martin Hersh and his wife Martha Tandy Smith Hersh were interested in Pennsylvania Germans, and did research, wrote books, and lectured on the subject. Mr. Hersh was born in 1921 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. He received his university degrees from Syracuse University, earning a Ph.D. in political science. He taught at American University and then worked as a civilian for the U.S. Army, ending his career as Dean of Academic Affairs at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Penn. He died in 2013. Tandy Hersh was a church musician. Both she and her husband were weavers. Charles Hersh was of Pennsylvania German descent. Charles and Tandy Hersh researched American textiles and Pennsylvania German material culture. They presented lectures, curated museum exhibitions, served on historical society boards, and served in various volunteer capacities. Together they wrote Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans; Rural Pennsylvania German Weaving, 1833-1857; and Cloth and Costume: 1750-1800: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Donated their collection, books and research papers to The Winterthur Library.
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- Popularidad
- #229,022
- Valoración
- 4.3
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- ISBNs
- 3
The illustrations, both color and black & white, are of excellent quality. I was able to actually see the stitching and, in many examples, could see whether the girl crossed her X’s in the same way and whether she used the vertical thread consistently. (And the examples showed that some were meticulous and some were sloppy, some planned beautifully, some put motifs where ever they fit.) The numbering of all illustrations allowed the reader to follow and find each example quickly. Many of the motifs included charts so that this book could be used to make a spot sampler. In fact, many of the photographed examples were so clear that they could be used as charts. There was an extensive bibliography and an excellent index of names as used on the samplers. Since the spelling was a bit “interesting,” looking up a name like Jaekel would necessitate also looking up Yeakle.
This book was a joy and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in regional samplers.… (más)