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Needlework Sampler

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Needlework Sampler

1831

Charlotte Turner

American, born 1821, death date unknown

Silk on wool
12 3/4 × 10 in. (32.4 × 25.4cm)
Gift of Ruth J. Nutt, in honor of Julie Emerson
2014.24.3
Provenance: [Amy Finkel, M. Finkel and Daughter, Philadelphia]; purchased from gallery by Ruth J. Nutt, Orcas Island, Washington, 2004
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
location
Not currently on view

Media

For SAM's My Favorite Things series in 2018, artist Chris Jordan discusses Charlotte Turner's Needlework Sampler.

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Emblems of Encounter: Europe and Africa over 500 Years, Jan. 23, 2016 - Jan. 29, 2023.
Published ReferencesAFRICAN GIRLS' SAMPLERS FROM MISSION SCHOOLS IN SIERRA LEONE (1820s TO 1840s) Silke Strickrodt History in Africa Vol. 37, (2010) , pp. 189-245 Published by: African Studies Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40864625

Graves, Jen. "Investigating the Case of 10-Year-Old Seamstress "Charlotte Turner"," on The Slog, The Stranger Blog, October 20, 2014, online http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/10/20/investigating-the-case-of-10-year-old-seamstress-charlotte-turner

Graves, Jen. "Unraveling a Mystery in Storage at the Seattle Art Museum," in The Stranger, November 5, 2014, online http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/unraveling-a-mystery-in-storage-at-the-seattle-art-museum/Content?oid=20948770

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