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Back to EpisodesUnstitching Colonialism: South Indian Missionary School Samplers
Season 1
Episode 10
Published 5 years, 11 months ago
Description
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.