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Sampler
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Sampler
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
1600-1650 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Linen, embroidered with silk and metal thread in back, tent, Florentine, Hungarian, rococo and plaited braid stitch, with eyelets and knots
- Museum number:
T.20-1913
- Gallery location:
In Storage
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. This example, with scattered individual motifs, is a spot sampler. It includes a typical range of motifs, with areas of repeating pattern, some suitable for the decoration of linen or costume accessories, such as purses.
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