Sampler
1948 (made)
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Canvas work sampler. Linen canvas embroidered with wool. Dated 1948 with the initials 'BD' along the lower edge. There is a variety of motifs, the most dominant of which is a very large rectangle in the upper right hand corner divided into geometric sections worked in shades of beige, green and brick red. There is a parrot on a small pine tree in the lower right hand corner and a larger yellow bird in the lower left hand corner. The four sides have been bound.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen canvas embroidered with wool |
| Brief description | Sample of ecclesiastical needlework and/or embroidery by Barbara Dawson, British, Royal School of Needlework, 1948-50 |
| Physical description | Canvas work sampler. Linen canvas embroidered with wool. Dated 1948 with the initials 'BD' along the lower edge. There is a variety of motifs, the most dominant of which is a very large rectangle in the upper right hand corner divided into geometric sections worked in shades of beige, green and brick red. There is a parrot on a small pine tree in the lower right hand corner and a larger yellow bird in the lower left hand corner. The four sides have been bound. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Barbara Dawson |
| Production | Worked by Barbara Dawson as a student at the Royal School of Needlework. |
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| Accession number | T.48-2003 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2003 |
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