Not currently on display at the V&A

Sampler

1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Sampler of wool embroidered with green, pink, blue and black silks, showing a moral poem, plants, animals, a house and the identity of the embroiderer, all within a scrolling floral border


Object details

Categories
Embroidery
Textiles
Children & Childhood
Household Objects
Object type
Sampler
Materials and techniques
Wool embroidered with silk
Wool
Silk
Embroidering
Brief description
embroidered, 1835, English; Coloured silks on wool, Elizabeth Cole
Physical description
Sampler of wool embroidered with green, pink, blue and black silks, showing a moral poem, plants, animals, a house and the identity of the embroiderer, all within a scrolling floral border
Dimensions
  • Length: 46.8cm
  • Width: 36cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Industry taught in early days Not only gives the teacher praise But gives us pleasure where we view The work that innocence can do Go on dear Elizabeth strive to excel In book and work and needle well For book and work they both intend To make a housewife and a friend
  • Elizabeth Cole June 30 1835
Subjects depicted
House
Birds
Flowers
Dogs
Stags
Deer
Hearts
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.264-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O355562/sampler-unknown/
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