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Sampler
- Place of origin:
England (made)
- Date:
1600-1650 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Linen, embroidered with linen, with cutwork and drawn thread work
- Museum number:
742-1899
- Gallery location:
Textiles, room 100 (part store), case G, shelf 50
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 is a type known as a band sampler, and its decoration incorporates different types of whitework embroidery and needle lace stitches. With the composition of band samplers comes the first clear indication in England of the form being used as a method of instruction and practice for girls learning needlework.
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