Sampler
1830 (made)
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Sampler of embroidered woollen canvas with coloured silks in cross stitch, tent stitch and Algerian eye stitch. At the top is a row of flower and tree motifs with a verse about woman's virtues. The rest of the sampler is filled with numerous motifs of different sizes arranged around the Tree of Knowledge, with Adam and Eve and the Serpent. Inscribed at the bottom with 'Jane Bailey her work, January 27th, 1830'. Continuous border all round of pink flowers and buds united by a wavy dark green line. Backed with yellow crêpe.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered woollen canvas with coloured silks, backed with crêpe |
| Brief description | Sampler of embroidered woollen canvas with coloured silks, embroidered by Jane Bailey, England, 1830 |
| Physical description | Sampler of embroidered woollen canvas with coloured silks in cross stitch, tent stitch and Algerian eye stitch. At the top is a row of flower and tree motifs with a verse about woman's virtues. The rest of the sampler is filled with numerous motifs of different sizes arranged around the Tree of Knowledge, with Adam and Eve and the Serpent. Inscribed at the bottom with 'Jane Bailey her work, January 27th, 1830'. Continuous border all round of pink flowers and buds united by a wavy dark green line. Backed with yellow crêpe. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss M. C. Sparrow, from the collection of Miss Marjory Bine Renshaw |
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| Accession number | T.321-1960 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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