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English
Shire Publications
20 May 2012
Antiques & collectables: carpets, rugs & textiles
Series: Shire Collections
Samplers have been worked in Britain since the sixteenth century, and provide a valuable social record as well as being works of art. Originally collections of patterns gathered together for reference by needle and lace workers, they came to encompass works of piety, of love, of education, and commemoration. Young ladies would stitch the alphabet, multiplication tables and religious extracts not only for decoration, but to keep them from being idle, and to impress the relevant lessons deep into their consciousness. They are among the few antiques that record precisely when they were made, and by whom, which makes the changing fashions in stitches and decoration all the easier to trace. This book, written by one of Britain's leading experts on the subject, and illustrated with superb photographs of a great range of samplers from Britain and the United States provides an ideal introduction to these amazing embroideries for collectors and those interested in social history and the history of art.
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Imprint:   Shire Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   No. 2
Dimensions:   Height: 255mm,  Width: 192mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   512g
ISBN:   9780747807063
ISBN 10:   074780706X
Series:   Shire Collections
Pages:   128
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Joy Jarrett has run Witney antiques, one of the most exclusive antique dealers outside London, for many years. Witney Antiques specialises in samplers, and Joy Jarrett is one of the world's leading experts on the subject. She has staged numerous exhibitions of samplers and other historic embroidery, and has written and compiled the catalogues that accompany them. Rebecca Scott is her daughter.

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