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LINEN, embroidered with coloured silks in cross and satin stitches. Various tree, flowering plant, bird, crown and animal designs, mostly in pairs symmetrically arranged. Inscribed: “ELIZABETH HOOPER / MARCH 9TH 1743.”
There is a narrow border of lozenge pattern. Bought in Cardiff.
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
38.852.1
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 37
Width
(cm): 25
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
canvas (linen)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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