«As i cannot write I put this down simply and freely»: Samplers as a Religious Material Practice
Samplers are important sources for exploring the interaction between religion, text, and materiality. For centuries, needlework has been a textile technique to teach girl a skill that may have ensured an income. By means of stitches and threads, young women learned basic knowledge, patience and mora...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie
2021
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| In: |
Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 95–122 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Girl
/ Illiterate
/ Embroidery
/ Expressiveness
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion KBF British Isles ZA Social sciences |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Samplers are important sources for exploring the interaction between religion, text, and materiality. For centuries, needlework has been a textile technique to teach girl a skill that may have ensured an income. By means of stitches and threads, young women learned basic knowledge, patience and moral judgment. This article explores a unique sampler from the middle of the nineteenth century in Southern England. The author, a young girl called Elizabeth Parker, transforms the practice of embroidering a sampler by stitching a text that challenges social and religious conventions. The document offers a deep insight into the life, knowledge and religious life of a working girl class that “could not write” but could articulate herself by means of an ancient textile technique. |
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| ISSN: | 2617-3697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for religion, film and media
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25364/05.7:2021.1.6 |