Needlework Map of England

by Girls' Education

$950 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Signed

Colored silk and wool threads on linen, signed M. Hume . With compass rose and floral cartouche. 19 x 14-1/2 inches. Toning, some wear around edges, losses to lettering in several spots. In later frame. Item #310835 A nice example of an embroidered map sampler, which were an important component of girls' education in Britain and America from 1770-1840. This one meticulously labels all of the English counties, the seas and channels, and

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