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Sampler

1836 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Sampler of wool embroidered with red, green brown, blue, grey and green silks, showing the alphabet, numerals, flowers, birds, trees, animals, a moral poem and the identity of the embroiderer within a border of pink flowers. Multiple repairs.

Object details

Categories
Embroidery
Children & Childhood
Household Objects
Object type
Sampler
Materials and techniques
Wool embroidered with silk
Wool
Silk
Embroidering
Brief description
embroidered, 1836, English; Coloured silks on wool, Rebecca Warnes
Physical description
Sampler of wool embroidered with red, green brown, blue, grey and green silks, showing the alphabet, numerals, flowers, birds, trees, animals, a moral poem and the identity of the embroiderer within a border of pink flowers. Multiple repairs.
Dimensions
  • Length: 36cm
  • Width: 31.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z & (First line of inscription)
  • a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z & (Second line of inscription)
  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 (Third line of inscription)
  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP (Fourth line of inscription)
  • QRSTUVWXYZ (Fifth line of inscription)
  • Like leaves on trees the race of man is found How green in youth now withering on the ground. Another race the following spring supplies They fall successive and successive rise (Quotation from Alexander Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad (Book VI))
  • Rebecca Warnes Aged 12 Years 1836 (Identity of embroiderer and date of production.)
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Plants
Squirrels
Rabbits
Birds
Dogs
Trees
Butterflies
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1228-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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