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Marguerite Maguire graciously donated three East Asian items to the Museum. The child's embroidery sampler is from Japan or Korea, circa 1950. The writing on the top of the sampler has been translated as “France Embroidery Fundamental Sew Model”. The document case is from Korea, circa 1950, and made from plant fibers and lacquer.
Document case and lid 2005.02.0003 |
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Child's embroidery sampler 2005.02.0001 |
Paper Stencil with register marks 2005.02.0002
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The stencil is probably made from mulberry paper and waterproofed with persimmon tannin so that it can be used many times. A special adhesive was used to attach the stencil to fabric that would come off when washed. The stencil design was hand cut with small knives or punches. Stencils were usually reinforced with silk strands. Small strands can be seen over the punched holes in this sample.
“Register marks” can be found in each corner on this stencil. They were used as place markers, allowing the designer to continue the pattern by matching up the marks on the stencil to the marks just painted.
Learn more: East Asian artifacts 2005.02
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