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Heron, Mrs. Adelaide E · 1891 · Chicago : Danks & Co. · 391 pictures

A needlework and embroidery manual by Mrs. Adelaide E. Heron, published in Chicago by Danks & Co. in 1891 for home sewers working for household use and small income. The line engravings show lace medallions, darned net rosettes, and woven square samplers, giving designers fine hatched textures, radiating petal motifs, and repeating grid fills in pure black and white.

Needlework · Embroidery

Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0