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CANVAS, embroidered with coloured wools in cross and satin stitches. In the middle, within an oblong compartment, is the inscription: "Margaret Davies / April 1843" worked in black silk. Above there is a peacock and flowering plant in vase, below there is a basket of flowers. The remaining space is filled with conventional trees (one unfinished), flowering plants, floral devices and birds, symmetrically arranged in pairs. There is a border of a floral zig-zag stem within a narrow, straight stripe.
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
29.283.1
Creation/Production
Davies, Margaret
Date: 1843
Acquisition
Bequest
Measurements
Height
(cm): 47
Width
(cm): 43
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
canvas
wool (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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