- Image reference 2006AP0185
- Enlarge image
Sampler
- Place of origin:
England (made)
- Date:
mid 17th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Linen, embroidered with silk in rococo and Romanian stitch, with eyelets
- Museum number:
T.262-1927
- Gallery location:
Textiles, room 100 (part store), case G, shelf 43
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.
Order this image
