L'Huitre & Les Plaideurs
Sampler
1741 (completed)
1741 (completed)
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Hand embroidered in dark red silk threads on écru linen mesh canvas using cross stitch, stem stitch and Alerian eye stitch. The sampler shows alphabets (mostly without the letters j or u), numerals, and an excerpt from a poem by Nicolas Boileau.
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Title | L'Huitre & Les Plaideurs (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Silk threads hand embroidered on linen mesh canvas |
Brief description | Sampler worked with a verse from the fables of La Fontaine; made in the UK by Mary Smith, 1741 |
Physical description | Hand embroidered in dark red silk threads on écru linen mesh canvas using cross stitch, stem stitch and Alerian eye stitch. The sampler shows alphabets (mostly without the letters j or u), numerals, and an excerpt from a poem by Nicolas Boileau. |
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Production type | Unique |
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Credit line | Gift of Clover Southwell |
Production | Reason For Production: Private |
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Accession number | MISC.956-1988 |
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Record created | September 5, 2005 |
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