Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries
by Marcus B. Huish
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About this eBook
- Author
- Huish, Marcus B. (Marcus Bourne), 1845-1921
- Title
- Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries Second Edition
- Credits
- E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- NK: Fine Arts: Decorative and Applied Arts, Decoration and Ornament
- Subject
- Embroidery -- England
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 41717
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41717
- Release Date
- December 27, 2012
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.SAMPLERS AND TAPESTRY EMBROIDERIES
- 2.Preface to the Second Edition
- 3.Contents
- 4.List of Colour Plates
- 5.Illustrations in Text
- 6.PART I Samplers — The Need of Samplers — The Age of a Sampler — Lettering on Samplers — Alphabets and Numerals — Signatures — Inscriptions — Verses commemorating Religious Festivals — Verses taking the Form of Prayers, Dedications, Etc. — Verses Referring to Life and Death — Duties to Parents and Preceptors — Samplers Expatiating upon Virtue or Vice, Wealth or Poverty, Happiness or Misery — Inscriptions having an Interest owing to their Quaintness — The Design, Ornament and Colouring of Samplers — Sampler Design: the Human Figure — Sampler Design: Animals — Sampler Design: Flowers — Sampler Design: Crowns, Coronets, Etc. — Sampler Design: Hearts — The Borders to Samplers — The Age and Sex of Sampler Workers — The Size of Samplers — The Place of Origin of Samplers — Samplers as Records of National Events — Map Samplers — American Samplers — Foreign Samplers — Indian Samplers — Sampler Literature — The Last of the Samplers
- 7.PART II Embroideries in the Manner of Tapestry Pictures — The Subjects of Tapestry Embroideries — Tapestry Embroideries as Mirrors of Fashion
- 8.PART III I.—Stitchery of Pictures in Imitation of Tapestry and the Like — Background-Stitches — Figures in Raised Needlework — Knot-Stitches — Plush-Stitch — Embroidery in Purl and Metallic Threads — Lace-Stitches — Bead Embroidery — Groundwork Tracings — Implements Used
- 9.II.—The Stitchery of Samplers, with a Note on their Materials — Cut and Drawn-Work — Back-Stitch — Alphabet-Stitches — Darning-Stitches — Tent and Cross Stitches — Various Stitches — Materials
- 10.Index
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