Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture

Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798

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Rare 18th Century Silk Embroidered World Map Circa 1798 London

A rare, silk, embroidered world map sampler. Illustrating public understanding of the world in the late 18th century.

The cream silk ground is finely embroidered with various stitches in black silk threads, emulating the black ink on maps.

Recent international conflicts and voyages by Captain Cook and others made the study of geography exciting when this map was made.

Elaborate embroidered maps were executed by wealthy girls in formal academic settings using costly materials such as satin and silk. Such projects were designed to combine instruction in geography and needlework, as sewing skills were essential for the production of clothing and monogramming linens at the time.


The map itself is in a distressed condition, being over two hundred years old, but is securely framed under toughened glass. 

61.5cm x 31cm 

Color

Beige

Style

Colonial

Material

Silk

Condition

Average

Dimensions (cm)

35.0W x 70.0D x 10.0H

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