Sampler
1884 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Darning and buttonhole sampler. Linen panel embroidered with coloured silks. The sides, turned and secured with double herringbone stitches. The bottom, plain hemmed and decorated with zig-zag lines of buttonhole stitch. At the top, a deep hem secured with lines of back stitch and decorated with zig zag lines of feather stitch.
In the deep upper hem are five worked buttonholes. In the main panel are five patches of fancy darning and the inscription worked in cross stitch.
In the deep upper hem are five worked buttonholes. In the main panel are five patches of fancy darning and the inscription worked in cross stitch.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen, hand embroidered and stitched with coloured silk |
| Brief description | Sampler of linen, hand embroidered by Maggie Jones, English, 1884 |
| Physical description | Darning and buttonhole sampler. Linen panel embroidered with coloured silks. The sides, turned and secured with double herringbone stitches. The bottom, plain hemmed and decorated with zig-zag lines of buttonhole stitch. At the top, a deep hem secured with lines of back stitch and decorated with zig zag lines of feather stitch. In the deep upper hem are five worked buttonholes. In the main panel are five patches of fancy darning and the inscription worked in cross stitch. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Maggie Jones, Hendrehen School, 1884.' (Worked in cross stitch in the deep upper hem) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss E. M. Davies |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.409-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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