and another one like this:
What could you do with it?
Perhaps this.
From a private collection.
It's perhaps a pillow sham sort of size. Maybe a table centre? Not big enough for a table cloth, but too big for a single table mat for dining (and such things are more likely to be decorative than useful). It does seem more likely to have been displayed flat, rather than vertically. The fringe is woollen, in patriotic red and blue. Perhaps it was a child's work? - one motif at a time and the satisfaction of seeing each complete to spur you on. Even though patterns/transfers are being used, the individuality of the maker comes through in the choice and placement of designs and the nature of the stitching itself (more room for variation in embroidery than the more charted confines of cross stitch or tapestry).
It was rather fun to put the two together and see the origin/source of the stitched designs.
The collector sourced this sampler from the US. Perhaps a post-war British migrant, nostalgic for home?
Sadly, like most of these British patriotic samplers and embroideries, there is no stitcher's name or any other clue to their identity.
I have the 2nd book of transfers in my collection but have never used them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a very unique piece of embroidery to have in a collection, I love it.