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A Cheerful and Comfortable Faith: Anglican Religious Practice in the Elite Households of Eighteenth-Century Virginia

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This enlightening book examines the physical objects found in elite Virginia households of the eighteenth century to find what they are able to let us know about their owners’ lives and spiritual practices. Lauren F. Winner looks closely at punch bowls, needlework, mourning jewelry, baptismal gowns, biscuit molds, cookbooks, and plenty of other pieces, illuminating the techniques Anglicanism influenced day by day activities and attitudes in colonial Virginia, specifically within the households of the gentry.

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