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LINEN, embroidered with coloured silks in cross and eyelet stitches. At the top in five rows are the letters of the alphabet, twice in capitals (the letter A being in duplicate) and once in small letters. Beneath is a row of zig-zag ornament followed by the Apostles’ Creed. At the bottom, between narrow stripes, is the inscription: “Sarah Harding her sampler October ye 1 / 1770”.
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
36.351.7
Creation/Production
Harding, Sarah
Date: 1770
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 495
Width
(mm): 313
Depth
(mm): 25
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
canvas (linen)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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