This collection consists of two samplers hanging in the principal's office at Uduvil Girls' College. Size and dimensions of original material: 2 samplers.
The Pratt sampler was produced in 1845 by a female American Ceylon Mission student at Oodooville Girls Boarding School, Betsey Pratt (1826-1845). Prior to arrival at the mission, Pratt’s Tamil name was Ciṉṉattampi Kitevaṉ. The sampler’s main subject is a doubled Berlinwork floral arrangement of ...
The Hall sampler was produced in 1846 by a female American Ceylon Mission student at Oodooville Girls Boarding School, Frances A. Hall (b. 1828). Prior to arrival at the mission, Hall’s Tamil name was Viṉācittampi Kaṟpakam. The sampler’s main subject is a Berlinwork design of a riverside chalet ...
