Here we go with two new subjects, one which I consider one of my best finds:
16 Loara Standish
Loara Standish was the daughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish and Barbara Standish. One of seven children, Loara was born sometime after 1627 and grew up with her family in Duxbury, in Plymouth Colony, across the harbor from the original Plymouth settlement.
The Loara Standish sampler is the oldest documented sampler in the U.S.A. It was stitched by Loara in the late 1630s or early 1640s. It is a formidable example of sampler making at its finest. It was stitched so as to be completely reversible, with numerous bands of varied stitches, including Montenegrin cross, long-armed cross, back, outline, eyelet, double running and arrow-head. Also documented was a stitch that required 13 passes of the needle to complete. It was named the Standish Stitch by Joann Harvey of
The Examplarery, who examined the sampler and researched and reproduced it so we too may enjoy stitching it. The sampler was stitched on 50 count linen, in blues, greens, pink, and a faded red. It measures 7 1/4â€x 23 1/2". Motifs include the rose, carnation, oak leaf and an intertwined "S" above the verse which reads: "Loara Standish is my name/Lorde guide my hart that/I may doe thy will also/My hands with such/Convenient skill as may/Conduce to virtue void of/Shame and I will give/The glory to thy name".
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17 Marcus Bourne Huish
Marcus Bourne Huish (25 November 1843 – 4 May 1921) was an English barrister, writer and art dealer. He was the son of Marcus Huish of Castle Donington and his wife Margaret Jane Bourne. Bourne was the editor of
The Art Journal from 1881 to 1892 and was the first Managing Director of the Fine Art Society. He was a Japanophile and was given the honour of Chevalier of the Order of the Sacred Treasure. He was the Honorary Librarian of the Japan Society of the UK. More importantly, at least to us and this forum, he is the author of
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries, a study and collection of beautiful and historic samplers and embroideries. The book is offered for viewing in various formats by
The Gutenberg Project. Be sure to do a find (Ctrl + F) on the word Calcutta for a most unusual discovery. The text on the Calcutta sampler comes up with the third finding of the word.
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