Books
Celebrate the "Cult of Domesticity" with these 9 Interpretive Guides
- Item Number
- 184
- Estimated Value
- 130 USD
- Sold
- 50 USD to Whataday
- Number of Bids
- 4 - Bid History
Item Description
Gain insight into domestic life with this set of 9 books all about the home and domesticity. Many of these are reprints of 17th, 18th, and 19th century domestic manuals. These books contain sections on etiquette, grooming, family medicine, cooking, and even the management of canary birds. Learn about household aids like mangle boards, goffering sticks, and fire irons. Find recipes and home remedies from the colonial era to the Civil War. Discover what it was like to be a domestic servant in the early nineteenth century through an etiquette book. This fantastic set tells you, in the words of people at the time, what home life was like in America.
In the collection:
The Servant's Directory
Williamsburg Art of Cookery
The American Frugal Housewife
The Mother's Book
Ladies Indispensable Assistant
Domestic Bygones
Laundry Bygones
The House Servant's Directory
The Manners that Win
Item Special Note
Winning bidder is responsible for picking up items or mailing costs
Donated By:
Elizabeth Betts Leckie, CGP'74
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