Not currently on display at the V&A

Sampler

19/06/1826 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Sampler of linen embroidered with blue, red and black wools, showing the alphabet, numerals, various patterns and the identity of the embroiderer


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Embroidery
Textiles
Household Objects
Object type
Sampler
Materials and techniques
Linen embroidered with wool
Linen (Material)
Wool
Embroidering
Brief description
embroidered, 1826, English; Blue wools on linen, Mary Ann Twycross
Physical description
Sampler of linen embroidered with blue, red and black wools, showing the alphabet, numerals, various patterns and the identity of the embroiderer
Dimensions
  • Width: 42.5cm
  • Length: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
  • ET 3 abcdefghijklmnopqrſstuvwxyz<#caret>
  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
  • Mary Ann Twycroſs. June 19, 1926
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1097-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O355567/sampler-unknown/
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