Sampler
1659 (made)
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Embroidered linen sampler with detached buttonhole filling embroidered with colourerd silks in cross, long-armed cross Algerian eye, satic, back and whipped stitches.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with coloured silks |
| Brief description | Embroidered linen sampler, England, 1659 |
| Physical description | Embroidered linen sampler with detached buttonhole filling embroidered with colourerd silks in cross, long-armed cross Algerian eye, satic, back and whipped stitches. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sarah Bigbrook is my name and I ended this in 1659' |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss E E Lepard |
| Object history | Registered File number 1963/1764 |
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| Accession number | T.139-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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