Müller's Orphanage sampler, dated 1867

Mary Jeffries, who made this sampler, was born in 1851. Her parents had died of cholera and she was admitted to the Orphanage aged just five years old. The girls who lived at the Orphanage made hundreds of these distinctive samplers.

NX531 (image/tiff)
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Summary

: NX531

: Applied Art

: sampler

: Bristol Orphanage sampler. Red cotton on white cotton, the sides hemmed, top and bottom edges turned under twice and backstitched. Cross, four-sided stitches. Seventeen rows of lettering: 'A-Z' eleven times in different scripts; 'a-z' nine times; '1-9 0' seven times; 'I-X I-XCDM'; 'AF MJ'; line of rosettes with Bible in centre; six rows containing eighteen continous patterns; six rows of patterns each side of signature; across bottom, a row of spandrels; small motifs: flower vases, dogs, bird, crowns. Signed and dated at bottom centre.

Müller's Orphanage sampler, dated 1867

Current Location

On Display at M Shed, Bristol Life Gallery

: City of Bristol Collection

: Jeffries, Mary

: Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe

:

: 1867

: [Citation] Samplers in the City of Bristol Museum & Art Galler. cat.no 142.

: [Citation] Needlepoint Samplers. 29, illus.

: Acquired before 1977.

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