Refinement Preserved for Eternity: A Study of Tennessee Samplers
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
18-9-2018 11:00 AM
Description
The aim of the Tennessee Sampler Survey has been to identify material culture from 19th century Tennessee and interpret it through additional research of primary sources. Samplers, the work of young girls and adolescents, have been dismissed by some as schoolroom exercises. To the families who inherit these embroideries, the pieces hold emotional relevance. By looking at groups of samplers as representative of the culture of 19th century Tennessee, rather than as individual heirlooms, connections can be made to education, commerce, westward expansion, gender roles, and industrialization.
Recommended Citation
Core, Jennifer C., "Refinement Preserved for Eternity: A Study of Tennessee Samplers" (2018). Humanities Symposium. 28.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2018/2018/28
Refinement Preserved for Eternity: A Study of Tennessee Samplers
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
The aim of the Tennessee Sampler Survey has been to identify material culture from 19th century Tennessee and interpret it through additional research of primary sources. Samplers, the work of young girls and adolescents, have been dismissed by some as schoolroom exercises. To the families who inherit these embroideries, the pieces hold emotional relevance. By looking at groups of samplers as representative of the culture of 19th century Tennessee, rather than as individual heirlooms, connections can be made to education, commerce, westward expansion, gender roles, and industrialization.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Society and the Arts and Sciences