Not currently on display at the V&A

Sampler

06/04/1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sampler of linen embroidered with blue, pink and green cottons, showing the alphabet, numerals, moral verse, animals and the embroiderer's identity


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Linen embroidered with cotton
Brief description
embroidered, 1835, English; Coloured cottons on linen, Ann Simmons
Physical description
Sampler of linen embroidered with blue, pink and green cottons, showing the alphabet, numerals, moral verse, animals and the embroiderer's identity
Dimensions
  • Width: 42.4cm
  • Length: 38.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLL (First line)
  • MMNNOOPPQQRRSSTTUUVVWW (Second line)
  • 123456789 / XYZZYX / 101112131415 (Third line)
  • abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz (Fourth line)
  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ (Fifth line)
  • Honour thy Father and Mother in the days of thy youth
  • Ann Simmons April 6th 1835 Aged 8 years
  • Transliteration
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Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.76-1915

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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