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WOOLLEN CANVAS, embroidered with coloured silks in cross and satin stitches. At the top, within a compartment of a stripe and wavy stem, is a partly illegible verse. Beneath is the inscription "[S]ophie Craske / H[e]r Work finished / July 31 1814 aged 1[?] years". At the bottom is a flowering tree. and a bird, flanked by flowering plants in pots. There is a border of a floral wavy stem.
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
20.254.44
Creation/Production
Craske, Sophie
Date: 1814
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 43
Width
(cm): 36
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
canvas (wool)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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