Sampler
ca. 1900 (made)
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The sampler is almost square, and is of unbleached canvas worked with the letters of the alphabet in a dark red thread using cross stitch. The edges are hemmed by hand, and the lower part of the sampler is blank.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Canvas and sewing thread |
| Brief description | Alphabet sampler in dark red on unbleached canvas; said to have been worked by Jessie Jenkins in the United Kingdom ca.1900 |
| Physical description | The sampler is almost square, and is of unbleached canvas worked with the letters of the alphabet in a dark red thread using cross stitch. The edges are hemmed by hand, and the lower part of the sampler is blank. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs J D Sprange |
| Object history | Given by Mrs J D Sprange (RF 87/ 1909). Said to have been made by the donor's mother, Jessie Jenkins. |
| Production | If the attribution and date given by the donor are correct, the sampler has been worked in a very old fashioned style: the dark red thread and sparse appearance are more characteristic of the eighteenth century. |
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| Accession number | MISC.863-1991 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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