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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
Creators
Binns, Mary (Stitcher)
Description
Unframed sampler backed with cotton fabric. Canvas worked with different coloured wools using cross stitch. Very bright motifs including birds, windmills, people, tulips, trees, stars and crowns. Row of initials at the top, probably family members, and a text from the hymn "Rock of Ages"
Production date start
1854
Period
Victorian

More info

Identification

Object number
YORCM : BA3134
Number of objects
1
Classification code
2.83
2.46
Classification scheme
SHIC
SHIC
ID
10004127

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Canvas (Front)
Cotton (Backing)
Wool (Threads)
Dimensions
Whole length 350.0 mm
Whole width 405.0 mm

Production

Creators
Binns, Mary (Stitcher)
Technique
Embroidered
Cross stitch