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National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church (Great Britain) (Author)
Roake and Varty (Printer)
Roake and Varty (Publisher)
J., G. & F. Rivington (Publisher)
J. Hatchard and Son (Publisher)
Dates / Origin
Edition: Second edition.
Date Issued: 1838
Place: London :
Publisher: Roake and Varty, 31, Strand; J., G., and F. Rivington, St. Paul's Church Yard; and Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly,
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz (National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor. Instructions on needle-working. 1838)
Topics
Poor girls -- Education -- Great Britain
Needlework
Knitting
Embroidery
Genres
Sample books
Handbooks, manuals, etc
Notes
Statement of responsibility: as derived from the practice of the Central School of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, in the Sanctuary, Westminster.
Content: Printer's imprint: "London: Roake and Varty, printers, 31, Strand."
Content: "At the Central School, Sanctuary, Westminster, all the regulations respecting needle-work, and knitting, are formed on the principles of the Madras system, as taught in Dr. Bell's Manual of instructions, (1827); and the afternoons are devoted to work. The children are classed according to their proficiency in needle-work, &c., in the usual manner, with benches on three sides of a square" -- page [3].
Content: "List of the prices of work done by the girls" -- page 26.
Physical Description
Extent: 26 pages :9 specimens, diagram and table ;23 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 84444627
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15463991
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2f517670-18e2-013c-e325-0242ac110003
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