Not currently on display at the V&A

Sampler

ca. 1845 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Sampler of linen embroidered with blue cotton, showing the alphabet, various ranks of peerage and their insignia, and a quote from a psalm


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Embroidery
Children & Childhood
Object type
Sampler
Materials and techniques
Linen embroidered with cotton
Linen (Material)
Cotton
Embroidering
Brief description
embroidered, 1845c, English; Blue cotton on linen, alphabets and verse
Physical description
Sampler of linen embroidered with blue cotton, showing the alphabet, various ranks of peerage and their insignia, and a quote from a psalm
Dimensions
  • Width: 31.3cm
  • Length: 24.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLLMMN (First line of inscription)
  • NOOPPQQRRSSTTUUVVWWXXYYZ (Second line of inscription)
  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX (Third line of inscription)
  • YZ / ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ / 12345678 (Fourth line of inscription)
  • abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz .. 1234567891 (Fifth line of inscription)
  • King / Prince / Duke / Marqs / Earl / Visct / Baron / Bishp .. King / Prince (All ranks shown above respective crown, coronet or mitre)
  • Prosper Thou the work of our hands upon us O Prosper thou our handy work.... Psalm 90th ... Verse 17th
  • Transliteration
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Subjects depicted
Crowns
Coronets
Mitres
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.85-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O355546/sampler-unknown/
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