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Stitching Individuality Through Conformity: Reading Samplers from the Sarah Stivours Embroidery School 

Bowden, Antonia (2007-05-15)
From the years 1778 to 1794 Sarah Stivours taught Salem, Massachusetts girls the art of sampler-making. Sent to the school to hone their embroidery skills, these affluent young women created needleworks that are wholly ...