Object Number: N9328

Collection: Applied Art

Object Name: sampler

Description: Coloured silks on linen, edges turned under and glued; mounted on card. Cable, Roumanian, crested chain, herringbone, feather, fishbone, stem, satin, buttonhole, chain, square chain, detached chain, back, fly stitches, bullions. Line border; eleven rows of stitching across top; flower basket, butterfly, dragonfly in centre surrounded at top and sides by triangles of various filling stitches; across bottom, three appliqued white leaves with scrolling stems.