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Sarah Williams from Llangynidr made this sampler in 1833 when she was 14 years old.
Linen canvas embroidered in cross stitch in wool and flax (?) thread. Upper half has a flowering plant with crowns, vases of flowers, butterflies and birds arranged symmetrically on either side. Beneath is a verse, and the lower half contains a red brick house with a plant in a pot on one side and a woman on the other. At the bottom: Sarah Williams aged 14 years, 1833. Upper and lower edges are selvages; side edges have a small stitched turn back.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
63.175.1
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Williams, Sarah
Association Type:
Date: 1833
Creation/Production
Williams, Sarah
Acquisition
Bequest
Measurements
Height
(mm): 438
Width
(mm): 305
Techniques
embroidery
Material
cellulosic fibre (fabric)
wool (spun and twisted)
flax (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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