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Sampler

Sampler

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (made)

  • Date:

    1600-1650 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Linen, embroidered with linen, with cutwork and drawn thread work

  • Museum number:

    742-1899

  • 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. 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.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

1600-1650 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Linen, embroidered with linen, with cutwork and drawn thread work

Dimensions

Height: 61 cm, Width: 24.8 cm

Descriptive line

Linen sampler embroidered with linen; English; first half of the 17th 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

Linen

Techniques

Embroidering

Categories

Household objects; Textile

Collection code

T&D

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