Sew What?

Unstitching Colonialism: South Indian Missionary School Samplers

July 16, 2020 Isabella Rosner Season 1 Episode 10
Sew What?
Unstitching Colonialism: South Indian Missionary School Samplers
Show Notes

In this episode, Isabella examines a group of mid-19th-century samplers made by South Indian girls in a missionary school run by a British woman. She discusses the intersection of these samplers and colonialism, focusing on evidence of colonialism in the samplers' threads, inscriptions, and compositions.