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LINEN, with portions cut out and closely darned in coloured silks. Five patterns of darning, and, in cross stitch, a man with hand to hat, a dog, ?an altar with crosses, the name "bernardina / de clippele", and the date 1758 within a compartment.
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
20.254.49
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 22
Width
(cm): 31
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
linen (flax fabric)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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