Embroidered Linen Sampler
1798 (made)
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Linen sampler embroidered in coloured silks. It is covered with detached devices: trees, flowers, plants in pots, pairs of figures, standards, rabbits, parrots and other birds and are symmetrically arranged. In the centre at the top are the arms of Amsterdam and in the middle the initials 'ACB' surmounted by a crown, and the date '1798'. At the bottom is a stag between two trees. The sampler has a narrow border
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | linen embroidered with coloured silks |
| Brief description | Embroidered linen sampler dating from 1798 from Amsterdam. |
| Physical description | Linen sampler embroidered in coloured silks. It is covered with detached devices: trees, flowers, plants in pots, pairs of figures, standards, rabbits, parrots and other birds and are symmetrically arranged. In the centre at the top are the arms of Amsterdam and in the middle the initials 'ACB' surmounted by a crown, and the date '1798'. At the bottom is a stag between two trees. The sampler has a narrow border |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'ACB' (Town mark (Hallmark); Possibly the abbreviation of 'Amstelodunum Civitas Batavorum'; in centre of sampler; embroidering; 1798) |
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| Accession number | 842-1907 |
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| Record created | October 23, 2002 |
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