tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post7313526449744840559..comments2024-03-04T07:40:27.538+00:00Comments on N e e d l e p r i n t: A Boy Stitcher at Ackworth School? 3 Quaker Samplers for Auction at Tennants in LeyburnN E E D L E P R I N Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05016259421156728225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-66560376643168400762014-02-24T14:09:35.463+00:002014-02-24T14:09:35.463+00:00Hi
I am the seller of these samplers & a keen...Hi<br />I am the seller of these samplers & a keen researcher,particularly of Quaker needlework.I can assure you Andrew was the sewer (Quaker library confirmed boys did indeed sew, usually choosing to do so as a leisure pursuit). So unusual, but not unique. He had no sisters with the initial A, but as I''ve mentioned, his sister Martha attended Ackworth later & her lovely sampler is in the Glasgow museum. Stylistically, I think it's fair to say, the medallion samplers evolved over time until they became the recognizable medallion samplers we know today, but that evolution wasn't linear, more trial & error.disoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755635084970342418noreply@blogger.com