Tennessee Homecoming Sampler

Designer: Marjorie Campbell

Embroiderer: Marjorie Campbell

Year Created: 1986

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A central outline of “The Volunteer State” on a field of capital T’s is
surrounded by motifs that evoke the history, commerce, and charm of
Tennessee. Figures include the state flag, a delicately detailed mockingbird,
a Tulip Poplar, iris flowers, the State Capitol Building, and two
guitars with square dancers. Landscapes are the Great Smoky
Mountains, the Hermitage, James White’s Fort, Reelfoot Lake, Norris
Dam, the University of Tennessee Stadium, the 1982 World’s Fair Park,
cotton barges, and a Tennessee farm. The sampler was designed by
Marjorie Campbell, a member of the Knoxville Chapter of EGA, to
commemorate the state’s Homecoming Celebration of 1986.