Sampler
1704 (dated)
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This sampler was worked by Mary Groome in 1704. It is one of a group of twelve now known in various public and private collections that were apparently worked by pupils of a teacher called Judeth (or Juda) Hayle in the town of Ipswich in Eastern England. The group range in date between 1691 and 1710, and between them share a number of the same motifs and patterns, as well as a moral verse, declaring that 'larnin [learning] is most excellent'. Each acknowledges the guidance of Judeth Hayle, either citing her as 'dame', or including her initials.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with silk |
| Brief description | Linen sampler embroidered with silk, made by Mary Groome, Ipswich, dated 1704. |
| Physical description | Linen sampler embroidered with silk in cross, long-armed cross and satin stitch, and with eyelets. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mary Groome / September the 9 1704 aged 17 / IG IH G IH MG' (Embroidered) |
| Credit line | Given by Margaret Simeon |
| Object history | Registered File number 1992/524. Mary Groome is the daughter of John (a linen weaver) and Mary Groome. She was baptised on November the 13 1687 at Ipswich, St. Stephen. She married Matthew Wealy, an ironmonger, also of Ipswich, on May 15 1711. She was buried on July 27 1721. All these details are from Suffolk Record Office FB 107/D1/2 (Ipswich St Stephens records). Her husband's will = CPC/53 Auber /feb 19 1729-30. Mary Groome was a pupil of Judith Hayle. |
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| Summary | This sampler was worked by Mary Groome in 1704. It is one of a group of twelve now known in various public and private collections that were apparently worked by pupils of a teacher called Judeth (or Juda) Hayle in the town of Ipswich in Eastern England. The group range in date between 1691 and 1710, and between them share a number of the same motifs and patterns, as well as a moral verse, declaring that 'larnin [learning] is most excellent'. Each acknowledges the guidance of Judeth Hayle, either citing her as 'dame', or including her initials. |
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| Accession number | T.125-1992 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2002 |
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