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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Interview with Stitches Magazine

1853 Sarah Ann Cator (TSS 108)
Grassland, Williamson Co.
16 14"V x 16 12"H
wool on 30 ct. linen

Stitches magazine staff writer Chris Ruvo interviewed Janet and me last week. Here is the result. I think he did a great job, don't you?

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Exhibit Opens: TSLA

preparing the panels for hanging...

The Tennessee Sampler Survey is pleased to announce the opening of a new traveling exhibit, Tennessee Samplers: 19th Century Schoolgirl Embroidery.

The exhibit will be on view at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, TN, from Tues., Aug. 2, 2011 through Sun., Aug. 28, 2011. The exhibit will subsequently tour the state, traveling to the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, the Arts Center of Cannon County (Woodbury), the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum (Athens), and the Etowah Arts Commission.

...exhibit is up!

Since 2004, the Tennessee Sampler Survey has been documenting 19th century embroidery. Twenty Tennessee samplers were selected for the exhibit, each from a different county. The exhibit presents the samplers on full-sized panels; the actual samplers are not part of this exhibit due to their fragility. Five text panels, explaining the work of the Tennessee Sampler Survey and the regional characteristics of the samplers, are also part of the exhibit.

The Tennessee State Library and Archives is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Central Time. TSLA is located at 403 7th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243. For more information call (615) 741-2764, email reference.tsla@tn.gov, or visit http://www.tn.gov/tsla/.

This exhibit is funded in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission, CBRL Group Foundation, and the LifeWorks Foundation.

Exhibit Schedule


1851 Francis Elizabeth Hulme sampler
Sixth District, Williamson Co. (TSS 214)

The Tennessee Sampler Survey is pleased to announce the opening of a new traveling exhibit,
Tennessee Samplers: 19th Century Schoolgirl Embroidery.

The exhibit will tour the state of Tennessee, with visits to all nine developmental districts.

Scheduled stops include:

Start Date

End Date

Location

Aug. 1, 2011

Aug. 28, 2011

TSLA, Nashville

Oct. 1, 2011

Nov. 13, 2011

Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County

Nov. 21, 2011

Dec. 31, 2011

Arts Center of Cannon County, Woodbury

Jan. 16, 2012

Feb. 22, 2012

McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, Athens

Feb. 27, 2012

Apr. 6, 2012

Etowah Arts Commission

Sep. 1, 2012

Oct. 8, 2012

Rose Center, Morristown