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Collection Item: Sampler

Basic info

Collection
Costume and Textiles
Object name
Sampler
Object category
Textile crafts
Object subcategory
Embroidery and tapestry
Description
Sampler, unframed. Worked on linen in coloured silks. Single line running stitch border. Eight rows of mixed alphabet and numerals in cross stitch divided by lines of different patterns. The worker's initials are at the bottom of the sampler, worked in green Algerian eye stitch.
Production date start
1800
Period
Georgian

More info

Identification

Object number
YORCM : TDP192
Alternative number
SM1800/2
Number of objects
1
Classification code
2.46
2.8312
Classification scheme
SHIC
SHIC
ID
10003091

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Linen (Whole)
Silk (Thread)
Dimensions
Whole length 254.0 mm
Whole width 190.0 mm

Production

Technique
Embroidered
Cross stitch
Running stitch
Algerian eye stitch