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Sampler
Short, Elizabeth, born 1600 - Enlarge image
Sampler
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
1661 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Short, Elizabeth, born 1600 (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Linen, embroidered with silk, linen and metal thread
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs Q. Toogood, in memory of C. R. Abbott
- Museum number:
T.131-1961
- Gallery location:
In store
During the 17th century in England, samplers developed from personal reference works for embroiderers, containing trials of patterns and stitches, to methods of instruction and practice for girls learning needlework. While many of the girls who embroidered these samplers would not have expected to have to work for their living, the needlework skills they were learning would be important skills in the future management of their households and the personal adornment of their families and themselves.
The embroidery is worked with silk, linen and metal thread in back, cross, two-sided Italian cross, satin, plaited braid and detached buttonhole stitch, with cutwork.
