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Embroidered Linen Sampler

1798 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Category
Object type
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
Dimensions
  • Length: 21in
  • Width: 18.5in
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'ACB' (Town mark (Hallmark); Possibly the abbreviation of 'Amstelodunum Civitas Batavorum'; in centre of sampler; embroidering; 1798)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
842-1907

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Record createdOctober 23, 2002
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