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Sampler
Woollen canvas, embroidered with green silk in cross and four sided stitches. The upper half contains capital and small letters of the alphabet and numerals to 3 and 16, arranged in five horizontal rows separated by zig-zag and straight stripes. Below is the inscription: "Mary Mathias / Cardigan May 4th / 1840". 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
39.109.5
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 12
Width
(cm): 10
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
canvas (wool)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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