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Sampler
LINEN CANVAS, embroidered with coloured silks and red cotton in cross stitch. Divided horizontally into two compartments; in the upper one, arranged in three rows preceded by a cross, are the letters of the alphabet and the name "b. drossart", in the lower compartment there is a candlestick with candle, a bird on a pedestal, a cross between the letters J I, and various detached letters and numerals. There is a narrow stripe border, double on two sides. Unfinished.
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
20.254.3
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 25
Width
(cm): 24
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
canvas (linen)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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