Not on display

Sampler

1800-1849 (made)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sampler, cotton, knitted in a long strip, divided into 25 sections. Each section demonstrates a different stitch, and is divided from the next by a narrow band of plain knitting. The sampler has been trimmed with blue silk ribbon.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Knitting
Object type
Sampler
Materials and techniques
Cotton (Textile)
Ribbon, Silk
Knitting
Brief description
Sampler, knitted, 1800-1849, English
Physical description
Sampler, cotton, knitted in a long strip, divided into 25 sections. Each section demonstrates a different stitch, and is divided from the next by a narrow band of plain knitting. The sampler has been trimmed with blue silk ribbon.
Dimensions
  • Length: 134.6cm (Note: converted from department register)
  • Width: 7.6cm (Note: converted from department register)
Gallery label
(1985)
2. STITCH SAMPLERS
Hand-knitted cotton decorated with silk ribbons
English, late 18th to early 19th century.

Each sampler shows a variety of stitch patterns which might have been used for accessories, baby clothes and shawls.

Lace knitting was developed in the later 18th century as open-weave and net-based fabrics became fashionable. The finest hand-knitted lace was not produced until the 1840s.

281-1908 and given by Miss Isobel Hornsby, T.246-1934
Credit line
Given by Miss Isobel Hornsby
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.246-1934

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O368403/sampler/
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