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Contents
| PAGES | ||
| ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK.— Its Practice in Past Times.—Its place amongst the Minor Arts.—Mr Ruskin’s Views as to Needlework in a Museum.—Lack of a History.—Exhibition of Samplers.—Range of this Volume | [1-5] | |
| [PART I.]— | SAMPLERS.—The Need of.—The Age of.—Inscriptions on.—Alphabets and Numerals on.—Signatures on.—Inscriptions on.—Design, Ornament, and Colouring of, including: The Human Figure; Animals; Flowers.—Further Inscriptions on.—Verses which Commemorate Religious Festivals; which take the form of Prayers and Dedications; which refer to Life and Death; which Inculcate Duties to Parents and Preceptors; which have reference to Virtue or Vice, Wealth or Poverty.—Quaint Inscriptions; Crowns; Coronets; Hearts; Borders.—Miscellanea respecting Samplers, namely:—the Age and Sex of the Workers; the Place of Origin of Samplers; Samplers as Records of National Events; Map Samplers; American Samplers; Foreign Samplers; Sampler Literature; the Last of the Samplers | [7-122] |
| [PART II.]— | EMBROIDERIES IN THE MANNER OF TAPESTRY PICTURES.—Large Numbers Exhibited at Fine Art Society’s.—Opportunity for their Examination, and for making Record of their History.—Difficulties Surrounding Investigation of Origin of Industry.—No Apparent Infancy.—No Specimens discoverable earlier than Elizabethan Era.—Theory as to fashion originating with introduction of Tapestry Manufacture to England.—Particulars of that Manufacture.—Three-fold Interest of Picture Embroideries: (1) Subjects Depicted thereon; (2) Historical Material as to Fashions; (3) As Specimens of Needlework.—Particulars respecting Subjects, Fashions of Dress, Horticulture, etc. | [123-141] |
| [PART III.]— | (1) STITCHERY OF EMBROIDERIES IN IMITATION OF TAPESTRY AND THE LIKE.—Background Stitches.—Figures in Raised Needlework.—Knot Stitches.—Plush Stitch.—Embroidery in Purl and Metallic Threads.—Bead Embroidery.—First Stage of Embroidered Picture | [143-160] |
| (2) 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 | [161-171] | |
| INDEX | [173] | |
List of Colour Plates
| PLATE | To face page | |
| [I.] | Tapestry Embroidery. Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth | [Frontispiece] |
| [II.] | Sampler, by M. C. 16th-17th Century | [9] |
| [III.] | Portion of Long Sampler, by A. S. Dated 1648 | [16] |
| [IV.] | Sampler, by Elizabeth Calthorpe. Dated 1656 | [20] |
| [V.] | Portion of Sampler, by Mary Hall. Dated 1662 | [24] |
| [VI.] | Portion of Sampler, by Elizabeth Creasey. Dated 1686 | [36] |
| [VII.] | Sampler, by Hannah Dawe. 17th Century | [42] |
| [VIII.] | Sampler, by Mary Postle. Dated 1747 | [48] |
| [IX.] | Sampler, by E. Philips. Dated 1761 | [56] |
| [X.] | Sampler, by Catherine Tweedall. Dated 1775 | [66] |
| [XI.] | Sampler, by Ann Chapman. Dated 1779 | [78] |
| [XII.] | Sampler, by Ann Maria Wiggins. 19th Century | [90] |
| [XIII.] | American Sampler, by Martha C. Barton. Dated 1825 | [100] |
| [XIV.] | Tapestry Embroidery: Christ in the Temple, Stoning of Martyrs, Etc. About 1625 | [123] |
| [XV.] | Tapestry Embroidery. The Story of Hagar and Ishmael. About 1630 | [124] |
| [XVI.] | Tapestry Embroidery. Charles I. and his Queen. About 1630 | [126] |
| [XVII.] | Lid of a Casket. The Judgment of Paris. About 1630 | [130] |
| [XVIII.] | Tapestry Embroidery. The Story of Queen Esther. About 1630 | [132] |
| [XIX.] | Lid of a Casket. About 1660 | [143] |
| [XX.] | Back of Casket in Tapestry Embroidery. Signed A. K., 1657 | [144] |
| [XXI.] | Beadwork Embroidery. Charles II. and his Queen, Etc. | [150] |
| [XXII.] | Tapestry Embroidery. Dated 1735 | [158] |
| [XXIII.] | Purl Embroidery. 16th and 17th Century | [161] |
| [XXIV.] | Darning Sampler. Dated 1788 | [164] |