Silk, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves, edged with silk, satin weaves; turned and padded (cotton?) hem

Silk, plain weaves and silk, satin weaves; pieced; backed with linen(?), plain weaves; sized; mounted to cotton, plain weave; sized

Silk, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, plain weave, edged with silk, satin weave and cording covered with silk, satin weave; lined with cotton, plain weave; sized; cotton padding

Silk, satin weave; appliquéd with cordering covered with silk, satin weave and cotton, bobbinet; turned and padded (cotton) hem

Silk, plain weaves and silk, stain weaves; pieced; backed with linen, plain weaves; sized; cotton(?) batting; mounted to cotton, plain weave; sized

Silk, plain weaves and silk, satin weaves; pieced; backed with silk, plain weave; sized; cotton batting; edged with cotton cording wrapped with silk, plain weave

Silk, twill weave; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves; edged with cording covered with silk, satin weaves; turned and padded (cotton) hem

Silk, plain weaves and silk, satin weaves; pieced; lined with cotton, plain weave, sized; padded with cotton batting; mounted to cotton, plain weave, sized

Cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, satin weave and silk, netting

Silk, wool, and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in plain interlacings; attached wool fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Working an embroidered maps such as this sampler became part of a young girl’s education, starting in the 1770s, and continuing until about the 1840s. The map of England and Wales was so popular that printed versions were available to be stitched, which slightly reduces the potential for learning geography, while retaining the importance of practicing neat embroidery. This example that had the name and the maker written on the frame, is quite late. But the polychrome embroidery on a fine wool foundation has survived in relatively good condition compared to some examples that were made on more fragile silk satin foundations. The addition of colored borders in the counties aids in distinguishing one place from another. Other embroidered maps of geographical features were produced, from individual towns and counties, to the entire world in two hemispheres.

Silk, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves and silk, twill weaves, edged with cording covered with silk, twill weaves

1835, England

1835, England

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