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Sampler

Licence:

CC BY-SA 4.0

Collection: Costume and Textiles
Object name: Sampler
Object category: Textile crafts
Object subcategory: Embroidery and tapestry
Creators: Groves, Elizabeth (Stitcher)
Description: Sampler, unframed. Worked on linen in silk thread cross stitch. No border. Three lines of text. Flowers, birds, trees and a large basket of flowers in the centre in pink, green and purple. The worker's name and date are along the bottom.
Production date start: 1822
Period: Georgian; Regency