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Album of needlework and embroidery samples mounted to bound pages within a book with marbeled covers (36 pages in total). The album was compiled in about 1838, and includes a range of techniques - includng darning, patchwork, buttonholing, seaming and sampler making. Pupil teachers would often keep a folio of their students' work for future use in lessons.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
52.193.1
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 50
Width
(mm): 610
Depth
(mm): 410
Material
paper
Location
St Fagans Gweithdy gallery : Knitting
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