Sampler
1800-1899 (made)
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This sampler is the work of an experienced embroiderer who used it to record stitches, motifs and patterns for future reference.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, musabak and satin stitch filling in squares, and with metal thread in double running in a line, half cross stitch worked over a laid thread and satin stitch |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile; Cotton sampler, embroidered with silk; Turkish; 19th century. |
| Physical description | Sampler, linen embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, mushabak and satin stitch filling in squares, and with metal thread in double running in a line, half cross stitch worked over a laid thread and satin stitch. The motifs are worked in many different directions and colours. In one corner is a group of three cypress tress with a building to their right which has two domes. In another corner is a narrow necked blue vase containing a single pink flower. |
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| Credit line | Given by G. D. Hornblower, Esq. |
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| Summary | This sampler is the work of an experienced embroiderer who used it to record stitches, motifs and patterns for future reference. |
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| Accession number | T.325-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 1999 |
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