Maker:
Stone, Elizabeth; maker
Collection:
J.W.L. Glaisher
Category:
embroidery
Name:
sampler
Other Name:
band sampler; category
Date:
1658
Commonwealth
Period:
mid 17th century
Description:
Band sampler, linen, embroidered with linen thread and polychrome silks in buttonhole, eyelet, double running, double hem and satin stitch. The sampler comprises 29 horizontal bands of repeat border patterns, detached motifs, an alphabet and the inscription 'Elizabeth Stone 1658'.
Production
Place:
England
Production
Place (legacy):
England, production, country
English, nationality
Technique(s):
weaving; whole
embroidering; whole; buttonhole, eyelet, Holbein, double hem and satin stitch
Material(s):
linen; whole; ground and thread
silk; whole; polychrome
Technique
Description:
Band sampler, linen, embroidered with linen thread and polychrome silks in buttonhole, eyelet, double running, double hem and satin stitch.
Dimension(s):
length, 38, in
width, 6.1/4, in
Acquisition:
bequeathed; 1928-12-07; Glaisher, J.W.L., Dr
Acquisition Credit:
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Accession:
Object Number: T.22-1928
(Applied Arts)
(record id: 110569; input: 2004-11-05; modified: 2012-10-04)
Permanent
Identifier:
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