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Stitched Together
Exhibit Catalog
This catalog is a comprehensive document
of Stitched Together,
an exhibition of American samplers and needlework dating from 1700 to 1865
which was on display at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2007. The catalog
includes full photographs of each
piece in the exhibit, an introductory essay by the co-curators, and
genealogical research and interpretation on many of the samplers.
Order catalog here
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Decorative Arts Sampler Survey
Welcome to the world of Samplers and Pictorial
Needlework |
American samplers and pictorial embroideries created by girls and young
women are today a valuable insight to the social history of women's
culture and education in the 17th-19th centuries.
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| In 1921 The National Society
of The Colonial Dames in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts published
American Samplers, by Ethel Stanwood Bolton and Eve Johnston Coe.
This book contains some 2,500 descriptions of samplers, and is still
considered today the most comprehensive listing of samplers ever
compiled. Since that time much has been discovered about the teachers
and students that created these beautiful needleworks, many more have
surfaced and the awareness of their existence much greater. So here we
are some 85 years later conducting another survey that will include
samplers in museums, historical societies, individual collections, as well as those owned by
the NSCDA Museum Houses, our members and
friends.
Our goal is to collect an inventory up to the
present culminating with a publication and an exhibit, which will promote
the study of samplers and pictorial embroideries.
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Sampler,
Elizabeth Estey. 1789. Fabric: W 11 1/2": L 17 1/4".
Frame: W 12 7/8": L 18 5/8". |
If you are interested in genealogy,
embroidery, history of samplers, or research who, what, when and where,
please join this survey.
Two concerns often expressed are anonymity
and confidentiality in regard to the owners of these samplers. Privacy
will be provided. The importance to scholars is not where an object is
located, but its existence.
Please download the
SamplerSurveyForm, fill it out and
return it to bstokes1628@yahoo.com.
There is no cutoff date. After receipt, forms will be computerized to
provide easy access for source material for exhibits and publications.
They are an invaluable source for research. This survey will further preserve the importance of this art, assist in
evaluating these treasures, and add to the collective knowledge base.
Note: Please send a clear color photograph
or digital image file, without glare. Outside place the needlework
upright in the sun and stand in the shade and take a direct view. A color
photocopy is also excellent. A clear picture will insure that all the
stitches, motifs and details will be visible to be evaluated.
Please join in this valuable project.
Note about SampleSurveyForm: there are certain
shaded areas on the form which indicate areas where you may enter
information. The shading will only display on the screen, it will not
print on your final form. If gridlines appear on your form, you can hide
the gridlines by clicking on Tables, then Hide Gridlines. Gridlines
may appear if you have an older version of Microsoft Word.
You must use the Tab or Cursor/Arrow keys to move between
the shaded areas where you enter data. Please save your form on your
computer and then send it as an email attachment to
bstokes1628@yahoo.com |
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