Sampler
1643 (dated)
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Sampler of unbleached linen, embroidered with silks and linen thread in cross, hem, satin, Holbein, Montenegrin cross, detached buttonhole stitches, buttonhole wheels and eyelet holes. At the top are nine horizontal bands of varying width filled with wavy stems bearing flowers and fruit, the letters of the alphabet and the date 'ANO DO 1643', worked in coloured silks. Below are fourteen bands containing geometrical and floral patterns.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with silks and linen thread |
| Brief description | Sampler, linen embroidered with coloured silks and white linen thread, England, dated 1643 |
| Physical description | Sampler of unbleached linen, embroidered with silks and linen thread in cross, hem, satin, Holbein, Montenegrin cross, detached buttonhole stitches, buttonhole wheels and eyelet holes. At the top are nine horizontal bands of varying width filled with wavy stems bearing flowers and fruit, the letters of the alphabet and the date 'ANO DO 1643', worked in coloured silks. Below are fourteen bands containing geometrical and floral patterns. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ANO DO 1643' (Embroidered in coloured silks) |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 20387/1902. |
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| Accession number | 751-1902 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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