Sampler
ca. 1913 (embroidered)
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Sampler giving diagrams and stitches from Western Embroideries. Linen divided into 12 sections. The stitches are embroidered with silk in beige, blue and red; needles are in the appropriate places. The first section contains a label with details of the sampler written onto parchment. The other sections are numbered 83-93.
83: Buttonhole
84: French knot; simulated join
85: Border, whipped bars; Buttonhole
86: Surface buttonhole fillings
87: Close surface buttonhole fillings
88: Open surface buttonhole fillings
89: Y-stitch
90: "Tete de Boeuf"; single feather; feather stitch
91: Open chain
92: Two fillings over cords
93: Open borders
83: Buttonhole
84: French knot; simulated join
85: Border, whipped bars; Buttonhole
86: Surface buttonhole fillings
87: Close surface buttonhole fillings
88: Open surface buttonhole fillings
89: Y-stitch
90: "Tete de Boeuf"; single feather; feather stitch
91: Open chain
92: Two fillings over cords
93: Open borders
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on linen |
| Brief description | Sampler giving diagrams and stitches from Western Embroideries, silk embroidery on linen, worked by Louisa Pesel, England, ca. 1913. |
| Physical description | Sampler giving diagrams and stitches from Western Embroideries. Linen divided into 12 sections. The stitches are embroidered with silk in beige, blue and red; needles are in the appropriate places. The first section contains a label with details of the sampler written onto parchment. The other sections are numbered 83-93. 83: Buttonhole 84: French knot; simulated join 85: Border, whipped bars; Buttonhole 86: Surface buttonhole fillings 87: Close surface buttonhole fillings 88: Open surface buttonhole fillings 89: Y-stitch 90: "Tete de Boeuf"; single feather; feather stitch 91: Open chain 92: Two fillings over cords 93: Open borders |
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| Object history | This sampler was acquired by the Museum in 1913 as a teaching aid. Purchased. Registered File number 1994/375. |
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| Accession number | T.150-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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