Sampler
05/09/1838 (made)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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Sampler of wool embroidered with black, brown, pink and green silks, showing a moral verse, a dove, other birds, animals, flowers and the identity of the embroiderer within a border of pink roses
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Wool embroidered with silk |
| Brief Description | embroidered, 1838, English; Coloured silks on wool, Elizabeth Jeffery |
| Physical Description | Sampler of wool embroidered with black, brown, pink and green silks, showing a moral verse, a dove, other birds, animals, flowers and the identity of the embroiderer within a border of pink roses |
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| Literary Reference | Inscription from 'The Search After Happiness: A Pastoral Drama' by Hannah More (1745-1833) |
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| Accession Number | CIRC.208-1920 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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