Hollyhock house sampler, circa 2004.
Scope and Contents
The Gay Ann Rogers Collection contains items related to various types of needlework, sewing, and textiles. These materials range in time frame from the 17th through 21st centuries. It includes needlework boxes and cases, needles and related tools, embroidery scissors, tape measures, pincushions, various types of thread containers, darners, antique baby gowns, lacemaking, knitting, and crochet tools, among many other related objects. It also contains many items in five types of Scottish Mauchline ware (transfer ware, tartan ware, fern ware, lacquer ware, and photographic ware) and various textiles created by Gay Ann Rogers herself, as well as some Jane Austen-related memorabilia she collected. Of note are Ellen Browning Scripps' own sewing case, novelty shaped thimbles, and the intricate spool holders.
Dates
- Creation: circa 2004.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 1 box
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
30 x 45 centimeters.
Note
On 24-count white congress cloth stitched in Au Vera Soie's Soie d'Alger silk; its flat look, lack of perspective and unrealistic scale of flowers and angels, are all part of heritage of school-girl samplers and I designed it to pay homage to them; challenge of sampler as design is miniaturization of elements in house; little samplers on walls are also tiny, largest about 15 x 1.75 inches, very small for all motifs in them; I used motifs common to school-girl samplers: a Georgian house, primitive stickfigure people and hearts and flowers.
Repository Details
Part of the 02 - Ella Strong Denison Library Repository