Remember Now Thy Creator: Scottish Girls' Samplers, 1700-1872 - Hardcover

Naomi E.A. Tarrant

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908332077 ISBN 13: 9781908332073

Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 2014

Synopsis

Embroidered samplers show the one aspect of girls education that leaves the most lasting and tangible memorial of that part of their lives. The aim of this book is to look at samplers made in Scotland, putting them within the social context of the period, as well as examining their place in the education of girls. The time span covers the first emergence of a specific Scottish style and ends with the introduction of the 1872 Education (Scotland) Act, which made schooling a local government responsibility and led eventually to downplaying the importance of sampler making. Before they could make an embroidered sampler, all girls had to learn how to sew a fine seam and other elements needed for making their own clothes. Girls in Scotland made samplers within a general British tradition, but some designs appear to have developed that are specifically Scottish, such as the use of red and green alphabets.

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About the Author

Naomi E.A. Tarrant was for many years the Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, later the National Museum of Scotland. As a historian her interest in samplers stems from a desire to understand the background to girls lives, and why and how they made samplers. She has written many books and articles on dress and various textile arts. She is a Fellow and former Treasurer and Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a former Chairman and Secretary of the Costume Society and a former Secretary of the Costume Committee of the International Council of Museums. Naomi has a personal interest in genealogy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908332077
• ISBN 13: 9781908332073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232