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LINEN, embroidered with red cotton in cross stitch. At the top in six rows are eight alphabets in capital and small Gothic, Italic and Roman letters; Arabic and Roman numerals to 10. The border is hemstitched. Unfinished. Possibly Belgian.
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
20.254.29
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 36
Width
(cm): 42
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
linen (flax fabric)
cotton (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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