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Sampler
Linen canvas, unbleached, embroidered with blue and buff cottons in cross stitch. At the top, in six rows, separated by narrow stripes, are capital and small letters of the alphabet, twice repeated, and numerals to 20. Below, flanked by flowering plants, bird and stag designs, is a verse. At the bottom is the inscription: “Mary Hawes Aged 8 Years 1834”. There is a border of a narrow stripe.
Attached to this sampler was a piece of brown paper (Accession No. 20.254.39 B). It is probably a rough pattern for a sampler.
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
20.254.39 A
Creation/Production
Hawes, Mary
Date: 1834
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 42
Width
(cm): 43
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
canvas (linen)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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