Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Hitchins, Charlotte, 1800-
Title:: Charlotte Hitchins sampler.
Published / Created:: Great Britain, 1808.
Physical Description:: 1 sampler : silk embroidery on wool ; visible area 45 x 31 cm, in frame 54 x 41 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes:: The creator of the present sampler may be the Charlotte Hitchins christened on May 2, 1796, at Frodsham, Cheshire; or the Charlotte Hitchins christened on Oct 12, 1800, at Saint Hilary, Cornwall. The latter may be more likely, given the presence of verse by Rev. Moore of Cornwall.
Subject Terms:: Hitchins, Charlotte, 1800- | Adam (Biblical figure) | Eve (Biblical figure) | Women -- Education -- Great Britain. | Death -- Poetry. | Eden.
Form/Genre:: Embroidery (visual works) | Samplers (embroidery) | Children's art. | Textiles.
Contributors:: Moore, Rev. Soliloquy written in a country churchyard.