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LINEN, embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. Divided into two horizontal compartments by a narrow stripe: in the first, in two rows, are letters of the alphabet in Roman capitals and the date 1843; the second contains Gothic letters of the alphabet to x, the date “anno 1843", a peacock and other birds, and, within a field, a man with a ?spade, dog on lead and three sheep.

The last design also occurs on another sampler (accession No: 20.254.36)

Source: Guide to the Collection of Samplers & Embroideries (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1939) by F.G. Payne.

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

20.254.53

Historical Associations

Association Type:
Place: Belgium

Creation/Production

Place: Belgium
Period: 1843

Acquisition

Purchase

Measurements

Height (cm): 12
Width (cm): 23

Techniques

Hand embroidered
Embroidery

Material

Linen (flax fabric)
Silk (spun and twisted)
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