Name/Title
SamplersEntry/Object ID
NK9102.5.G7.H86Description
This lavishly illustrated book brings together a selection of English and Continental samplers of outstanding quality and interest. The selection includes examples from the fifteenth century to the twentieth, showing the development of techniques and changing fashions in design. It brings alive the many social reasons for the sampler's manufacture and decoration, from providing an early 'curriculum vitae' to illustrating the accomplishments of young ladies. The introduction and full descriptions explain their significance, style, and materials and all examples are shown in full colour. Part of the Fitzwilliam Museum handbooks series.Lexicon
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check call number, needlework--england, needlework--history, samplers, samplers--europe, samplers--great britainBook Details
Author
Carol Humphrey, Andrew MorrisPublisher
Cambridge University PressDate Published
1997Call No.
NK9102.5.G7.H86ISBN
521575923, 9780521575928LCCN
96002855Notes
Length: 140