31.19_01
Type
sampler; band sampler
Date
circa 1650-1700
Materials
linen, linen, hand-stitched
Place
England (place of manufacture)
Description
Band sampler with white work in linen embroidered with linen thread with cut and drawn thread work with Reticella needlelace worked in buttonhole, detached buttonhole, picot, whipped and woven wheel stitch, needleweaving and Roumanian needleweaving with nine bands of border patterns edged with Italian hem stitch with flowers, hearts, lozenges, Renaissance S and stars in squares and trellis. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Category
HISTORY OF EDUCATION; TEXTILES
Measurements
overall: 384 mm x 177 mm