Map Sampler
1800c (Made)
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Silk satin ground with a design showing a map of England and Wales, with the counties outlined and labelled in stitch. Embroidered in silk in running, outline, split, stem satin and long and short stitch.
Object details
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| Brief description | embroidered satin, 1800c, British; Oval, England and Wales. |
| Physical description | Silk satin ground with a design showing a map of England and Wales, with the counties outlined and labelled in stitch. Embroidered in silk in running, outline, split, stem satin and long and short stitch. |
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| Historical context | Early samplers were reference points for embroiderers, showing 'samples' of how to achieve particular stitches or patterns. By the seventeenth century they were being created by young girls as part of their education in needlework, and by the late eighteenth century map samplers such as this one were particularly popular. |
| Production | Probably embroidered by Ann Isabella Reader as her name is stitched below the map |
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| Accession number | T.2-1941 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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