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#6922
Eudoxya Aguyar Sampler
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Rare Commemorative with Book
19 " x 13 3/4". 23 " x 17 1/2 " including a modern frame. This amazing Spanish sampler commemorates an event that
occured in 1826 in France. Muhammad Ali, a high minister in Egypt at the time, wanted to go to war against Greece. And he was hoping to do so without the interference of France or Eng-
land. So, in the time honored tradition of international politics, he decided to send each of them a bribe. He ordered a parade
of exotic animals to be sent as gifts to France and England.
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The animals, including monkeys, giraffes, antelopes and several others, had to be walked down the Nile and loaded onto a ship. They sailed across the Mediteranian and
landed in Marsaille. They then had to be walked 500 miles to Paris to be presented to Charles X of France. The gir- affe was the only animal to survive the journey. The event
was enormously celebrated all over France and the giraffe became the darling of the nation. Women began wearing very tall hairstyles and clothing with giraffe spots. Charles X
had a two story stable built for the giraffe and his handlers. This rare sampler commorates that event.
Underneath the giraffe is the word, " Gyrafa". The sampler is signed, " Hecho Por Eudoxy Aguyar Y Medyna El Ano 1834". The event is documented in the book Zarafa by Michael Allin which is
included with the sampler.
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There are a few holes in the fabric, two in the left border area, one just under the branches of the right tree and another just above the same tree. There is also a bit of
thread loss and some minor staining. But the sampler has been mounted on a matching piece of linen so the holes are
are not very noticable.
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