Sampler
1800-1899 (made)
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This sampler is the work of an experienced embroiderer who used it to record stitches, motifs and patterns for future reference. Some of the original colours have faded.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, embroidered with silk in variations and combinations of double running stitch and eyelets |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile; |
| Physical description | Sampler, linen embroidered with silk in variations and combinations of double running stitch and eyelets. The predominant colours are blue and dark pink. The predominant motifs are a row of blue vases with pink flowers along one of the ends and a sailing ship in the centre of one side. |
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| Credit line | Given anonymously |
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| Summary | This sampler is the work of an experienced embroiderer who used it to record stitches, motifs and patterns for future reference. Some of the original colours have faded. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in 'Ottoman Embroidery' by Marianne Ellis and Jennifer Wearden (V&A Publication, 2001); plate 154 |
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| Accession number | T.121-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 1999 |
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