Antique Sampler - 1807
Antique Samplers –normally sit on a wall, in a frame, behind some glass. I have one on the wall in my office that was made by a relative in 1859; it’s a cherished possession.
They were used to practice needlework and demonstrate skill in the 1500s right through to 1900s and often include the alphabet, numbers, figures, motifs, decorative borders, and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered it and the date.
Samplers are important because they are also a unique example of craftwork produced by ordinary people. It’s this aspect that resonates with us.
My relative Sarah Williams was 10 and would have crafted her piece day & night until it was perfect. In a world where there was no electrics, Britain was experiencing a period of prosperity and political change, including social Change with the birth and spread of political movements, such as socialism, liberalism, and organized feminism.
Imagine our delight when we came across one so fabulously preserved, loose and not in a frame from 1807. I haven’t seen many loose and certainly none in as good condition as this one.
Its colourful with letters of the alphabet, numbers, flowers, trees, decorative boundaries. 1807 was a huge year in our history with significant events, including the abolition of the slave trade. On March 25, 1807, Parliament passed an act to abolish the British slave trade, ending over 200 years of the practice. The act was the result of a public campaign and the resistance of enslaved Africans.
I doubt the individual who built this sampler would have played a significant part in the ending of a horrible trade and the continued unfair practices that happened afterwards; but they simple naivety of the needlework exudes hope, warmth and joy.
It’s obvious I like it; I may like it too much to part with it!
It measures 18cm * 40cm
Antique Samplers –normally sit on a wall, in a frame, behind some glass. I have one on the wall in my office that was made by a relative in 1859; it’s a cherished possession.
They were used to practice needlework and demonstrate skill in the 1500s right through to 1900s and often include the alphabet, numbers, figures, motifs, decorative borders, and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered it and the date.
Samplers are important because they are also a unique example of craftwork produced by ordinary people. It’s this aspect that resonates with us.
My relative Sarah Williams was 10 and would have crafted her piece day & night until it was perfect. In a world where there was no electrics, Britain was experiencing a period of prosperity and political change, including social Change with the birth and spread of political movements, such as socialism, liberalism, and organized feminism.
Imagine our delight when we came across one so fabulously preserved, loose and not in a frame from 1807. I haven’t seen many loose and certainly none in as good condition as this one.
Its colourful with letters of the alphabet, numbers, flowers, trees, decorative boundaries. 1807 was a huge year in our history with significant events, including the abolition of the slave trade. On March 25, 1807, Parliament passed an act to abolish the British slave trade, ending over 200 years of the practice. The act was the result of a public campaign and the resistance of enslaved Africans.
I doubt the individual who built this sampler would have played a significant part in the ending of a horrible trade and the continued unfair practices that happened afterwards; but they simple naivety of the needlework exudes hope, warmth and joy.
It’s obvious I like it; I may like it too much to part with it!
It measures 18cm * 40cm
Antique Samplers –normally sit on a wall, in a frame, behind some glass. I have one on the wall in my office that was made by a relative in 1859; it’s a cherished possession.
They were used to practice needlework and demonstrate skill in the 1500s right through to 1900s and often include the alphabet, numbers, figures, motifs, decorative borders, and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered it and the date.
Samplers are important because they are also a unique example of craftwork produced by ordinary people. It’s this aspect that resonates with us.
My relative Sarah Williams was 10 and would have crafted her piece day & night until it was perfect. In a world where there was no electrics, Britain was experiencing a period of prosperity and political change, including social Change with the birth and spread of political movements, such as socialism, liberalism, and organized feminism.
Imagine our delight when we came across one so fabulously preserved, loose and not in a frame from 1807. I haven’t seen many loose and certainly none in as good condition as this one.
Its colourful with letters of the alphabet, numbers, flowers, trees, decorative boundaries. 1807 was a huge year in our history with significant events, including the abolition of the slave trade. On March 25, 1807, Parliament passed an act to abolish the British slave trade, ending over 200 years of the practice. The act was the result of a public campaign and the resistance of enslaved Africans.
I doubt the individual who built this sampler would have played a significant part in the ending of a horrible trade and the continued unfair practices that happened afterwards; but they simple naivety of the needlework exudes hope, warmth and joy.
It’s obvious I like it; I may like it too much to part with it!
It measures 18cm * 40cm