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Sampler
Woollen ground embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. Wide border of strawberries on branched leafy stems on three sides. Upper half: religious verses separated by straight line of stitching, with floral wavy stem below. Lower half: maker's name and date of sampler,a band of detached motifs of flowering plants and birds with band of decorative stitching below, maker's date of birth and a further band of geometric ornament with tree and bird motifs and floral wavy stem below.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
48.136.2
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 470
Width
(mm): 380
Depth
(mm): 30
Techniques
embroidery
cross stitch
embroidery
Material
wool (fabric)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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