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Sampler

1826 (made)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

sampler of linen embroidered with red and green silk showing a central tree surrounded by birds, flowers and other plants


Object details

Categories
Embroidery
Household Objects
Object type
Sampler
Materials and techniques
linen embroidered with silk
Linen (Material)
Silk
Embroidering
Brief description
embroidered wool, 1826, English; Signed
Physical description
sampler of linen embroidered with red and green silk showing a central tree surrounded by birds, flowers and other plants
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • If idly spent no art or care. Time's blessing can restore, And God requires a strict amount For ev'ry mis-spent hour, Short is our longest day of life. And soon its prospect ends, Yet on that day's Uncertain date, Eternity depends. xxx
  • Harriet Tullett 1826
Production
embroidered by Harriet Tullett
Subjects depicted
Birds
Strawberries
Plants
Flowers
Trees
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
369-1907

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O364235/sampler/
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