Sampler
1803 (made)
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The earliest samplers were reference works for embroiderers. They showed copies of patterns and stitches and recorded how to achieve particular effects. In Europe in the 17th century samplers provided instruction and practice for girls learning needlework. In The Netherlands, needleworkers made elaborate darning samplers to show off their darning skills in the later 1700s. These samplers may have been the source for English darning samplers. However the samplers from the Netherlands are more usually signed and dated than the English ones. The inscription on this sampler reads:' Made by me Maria Praag under the instruction of Sara de Troi widow Ooms finished the 12 May in the year 1803'.
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Materials and techniques | Cotton, embroidered with silk in pattern darning and cross stitch, with eyelets |
Brief description | Cotton sampler by Maria Praag, embroidered with silk; Dutch; dated 1803. |
Physical description | Embroidered sampler |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'DOOR MYN / GEDAAN MARIA PRAAG / DOOR HET ONDERWYS VAN / SARA DETROI WEDUWE OOMS / GEEYNDICT / DEN 12 MEY / ANNO 1803' (Decoration; embroidering; silk; 1803)
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Credit line | Given by George D. Pratt |
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Summary | The earliest samplers were reference works for embroiderers. They showed copies of patterns and stitches and recorded how to achieve particular effects. In Europe in the 17th century samplers provided instruction and practice for girls learning needlework. In The Netherlands, needleworkers made elaborate darning samplers to show off their darning skills in the later 1700s. These samplers may have been the source for English darning samplers. However the samplers from the Netherlands are more usually signed and dated than the English ones. The inscription on this sampler reads:' Made by me Maria Praag under the instruction of Sara de Troi widow Ooms finished the 12 May in the year 1803'. |
Bibliographic reference | Browne, Clare and Jennifer Wearden, eds. Samplers from the Victoria and Albert Museum. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 1851773096. |
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Accession number | T.95-1934 |
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Record created | November 20, 2002 |
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