Grace Hastwell
Stitched wool and cotton
Details
Artist
Grace Hastwell
Title
Stitched wool and cotton
Date
1837
Medium
Stitched wool and cotton
Reference
CVCSC:0255.317.F
Collection
Status
On Display
This 19th-century sampler was produced by Hastwell at the age of twelve. It reflects Victorian sentiment, but also the youthful spontaneity of popular art. Samplers in Victorian times were a method of recording and circulating ideas and stitches were often taken from pattern books.
Grace Hastwell Sampler 1837 © Compton Verney