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Embroidery, sample
Piece of twill embroidered with coloured wools in chain and stem stitches. The pattern is of serpentine stems with leaves and flowers. Probably part of a bed curtain, late 17th century.
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
39.112
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(cm): 46
Width
(cm): 53
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
wool (spun and twisted)
twill weave
Location
In store
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