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Sampler
Harvey, Elizabeth
(embroiderer)
Sampler of cream plain weave woollen ground fabric with polychrome silk cross stitch embroidery. Four blue threads run down the sampler at either edge. The top and bottom edges have been hemmed. The embroidery features plants, trees and flowers, birds and a large central stag. The maker's name and date run along the bottom.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
56.153.2
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Harvey, Elizabeth
Association Type:
Date: 1815
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Donation, 1956
Measurements
Length
(cm): 32
Width
(cm): 33
Material
Wool (fabric)
Wool (fabric)
Silk (spun and twisted)
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