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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 fine canvas in silk thread cross stitch. Border of geometric flowers in purple, green and blue. At the top is a religious verse in blue. Underneath is an alphabet and numerals in cross stitch and running stitch. Beneath are various motifs including a heraldic lion and unicorn with the initials GR (George III) and birds, flowers and windmills.
Production date start
1800
Period
Georgian

More info

Identification

Object number
YORCM : TDP194
Alternative number
28/38
SM1800/1
Number of objects
1
Classification code
2.46
2.8312
Classification scheme
SHIC
SHIC
ID
10003093

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Canvas (Whole)
Silk (Thread)
Dimensions
Whole length 327.0 mm
Whole width 342.0 mm

Production

Technique
Embroidered
Cross stitch
Running stitch