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Description: | verse, embroidered, Lord give me wisdom to
direct my ways I ask not
Riches nor the length of days
This done by Margrey Bapty
Aged 9 years done in 1782
Single thread wool ground embroidered with silk in cross stitch. Geometric border around edges, narrow border and floral borders separating rows of verse and floral motifs. Selvedge down right hand side. Made by Margrey (sic) Bapty, aged 9 years. English.
Information taken from: Bates, A. (2008) 'Samplers: from the Museum Collections of North East England' for North East Regional Museums Hub.
Part: whole, Aspect: construction, Description: embroidery
Part: thread, Aspect: type, Description: silk
Part: mounting, Aspect: type, Description: unframed
Part: stitch, Aspect: type, Description: cross stitch
Part: surface treatment, Aspect: subject, Description: tree & apple
Part: surface treatment, Aspect: subject, Description: floral
Part: surface treatment, Aspect: subject, Description: border
Part: surface treatment, Aspect: subject, Description: geometric
Part: surface treatment, Aspect: subject, Description: verse
Material: textile, wool
Part: ground, Material: textile, wool
Colour: multi-coloured
Part: thread, Colour: blue
Part: thread, Colour: cream
Part: thread, Colour: brown
Part: thread, Colour: pink
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: colour slide | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.265285 | Go to resource |
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