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Sampler

Sampler

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (made)

  • Date:

    1500-1550 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Linen, embroidered with silk in cross and long-armed cross stitch

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Adm. Sir Robert and Lady Prendergast

  • Museum number:

    T.114-1956

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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In their earliest form, samplers were put together as personal reference works for embroiderers. They were trials of patterns and stitches that had been copied from others, and records of particular effects achieved that could be recreated again. They would have been the work, not of children, but of more experienced embroiderers, and, to judge from the quality of samplers like this one, of professionals too. This example has motifs suitable for embroidery for the Christian Church.

Place of Origin

Germany (made)

Date

1500-1550 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Linen, embroidered with silk in cross and long-armed cross stitch

Dimensions

Height: 86.4 cm, Width: 50.8 cm

Descriptive line

Linen sampler; embroidered with silk; German; first half of the 16th century.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Browne, Clare and Jennifer Wearden, eds. Samplers from the Victoria and Albert Museum. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 1851773096.

Materials

Silk; Linen

Techniques

Embroidering

Subjects depicted

Jesus Christ

Categories

Textile; Houshold Objects

Collection code

T&D

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