Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Day 10 of 31

Why yes, that is a giraffe butt! This is a reproduction of a Spanish sampler that was created to commemorate the arrival of a giraffe from Egypt to France in 1826. I was drawn to this as soon as I saw it because of the unusual subject matter.

10 of 31

1834 Gyrafa Sampler
Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly

Here's a photo of the original sampler. The colors on my finished product will be brighter/deeper.

_6922_-_giraffe_sampler_web_1

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