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Sampler
Medium
linen, silk (thread), metal (thread)
Measurements
62.8 × 26.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Inscription
stitched in brown silk and metal thread l.r.: 1692 / A D (in a heart-shaped lozenge)
stitched in white silk thread l.r.: A D
Accession Number
1112-D4
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1952
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Linen band sampler comprising twelve bands embroidered in coloured and white silks with formalised floral and leaf patterns and the alphabet in red-brown, green and blue. The lower half of the sampler is embroidered in white silks. Embroidery stitches: Holbein, buttonhole, cross stitch, needle lace