SAMPLERS & SAMPLEMAKERS: An American Schoolgirl Art 1700-1850

New York: Rizzoli, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (November 7, 1991 - February 2, 1992), this book documents a cross-section of samplermakers in America while suggesting how the history of samplers reflects the education of young women in this country. The samplers shown here, which include both Quaker and Shaker examples, are organized by state within each century, and the author successfully accomplishes her goal of facilitating their identification and classification. Profusely illustrated, largely in color. Oblong quarto. Original tan cloth binding, with gilt and blind-stamped titles. The dust jacket is lightly sun faded along the spine; else near fine. (Inventory #: 66680)