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Patterns of Childhood : Samplers from Glasgow Museums

perfect – January 1, 2005
by Rebecca Quinton
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ISBN-13: 9780713674767 ISBN-10: 0713674768
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Binding
perfect
Published
January 1, 2005
Weight
0.8 lbs
Dimensions
4.70×25.40×20.30 cm

About this book

Patterns of Childhood : Samplers from Glasgow Museums by Rebecca Quinton. perfect edition. ISBN: 9780713674767.

Glasgow Museums hold one of the finest collections of samplers in the UK. This book presents a short introduction to the Glasgow Museums collection of samplers and another essay on samplers in general - why they were made etc.; construction methods; use of different stitches, motifs etc., and other instructive uses such as for learning the alphabet. Then there is a selection of 40 of the finest/most representative of the 220 samplers that are held in the collection. The result is a beautiful intrroduction to both the world of samplers and the outstanding collection of samplers held by Glasgow Museums.