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A family register
1814
Medium
linen, silk (thread)
Measurements
44.5 × 32.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Estate of Mr William Rees, 1984
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
This atypical sampler in black wool cross-stitch, with small decorative motifs, records Susanna Gillmore’s family genealogy. Made when she was twelve, there is enough information here to trace her family in parish registers and determine Gillmore’s marriage in 1835 in Frome to Arthur Southcombe Tucker.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
stitched in black silk l.c.: SUSANNA GILLMORE / HER WORK / FINISHED MAY 21ST / 1814
Accession Number
CT4-1984
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest