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Sampler
Sampler embroidered in coloured wools.
CANVAS, embroidered with coloured wools in cross stitch. Divided horizontally into three compartments: the first contains capital letters of the alphabet and the date 1886, in two rows; the second contains small letters of the alphabet, the text "GOD IS LOVE", and the inscription "Maggie Lewis Age 10" in three rows; the third contains a house flanked by floral, crown and flag designs. There is a border of a floral wavy stem. (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
38.848.6
Creation/Production
Lewis, Maggie
Date: 1886
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 28
Width
(cm): 31
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
wool (spun and twisted)
canvas
Location
In store
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