Sampler
1807 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This sampler comes from northern Germany. The needleworker has used black cotton on a linen ground. The patterns she has included are typical of the Vierlande area. They were used to decorate household linen and clothing. The V&A collection includes embroidered samplers with regional patterns, such as this one, as well as samplers that were made as school exercises.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen, embroidered with cotton in running and cross stitch |
| Brief description | Linen sampler embroidered with silk; German (Vierlande); dated 1807. |
| Physical description | Embroidered sampler |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ANNO 1807 / TH WB (Decoration; embroidering; silk; 1807) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This sampler comes from northern Germany. The needleworker has used black cotton on a linen ground. The patterns she has included are typical of the Vierlande area. They were used to decorate household linen and clothing. The V&A collection includes embroidered samplers with regional patterns, such as this one, as well as samplers that were made as school exercises. |
| 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 510-1899 |
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| Record created | November 21, 2002 |
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