Serafina Escacena
Worked at the Royal Academy for Young Ladies,
under the instruction of Doña Mrs. Ana Maria Villazon y Mazamoro, Spain, 1836
Excellent sampler made by Miss Serafina Escacena in1836, under the instruction of Mrs. Ana Maria Villazon y Mazamoro, Royal Academy for Young Ladies.
This sampler, along with 11 others, is discussed in a recent essay, Samplers from Spain: An Introduction by Dr. Lynne Anderson, Founder and Director of the Sampler Consortium and Director of the Sampler Archive Project, which can be read here.
Inscription:
Lo hizo la señorita Doña Serafina Escacena disipula de la señora Doña Ana Maria Villazon y Mazamoro en esta Real Academia de Señoritas Jóvenes 17 de Julio del año de 1836.
Translation:
Made by Doña Miss Serafina Escacena disciple of Doña Mrs. Ana Maria Villazon y Mazamoro in this Royal Academy for Young Ladies 17 of July in the year 1836.
This work demonstrates clearly the skill of a girl I had the good fortune to direct. It is not difficult to infer the merit that lights up so limited a space.
Note - The later half of this translation is as close as we can arrive at due to the difficulty of deciphering words in this area of the sampler.
The sampler is in excellent condition. It has been conservation mounted and is in its original veneer frame with a gilt liner..