Sampler

Description

Linen canvas sampler embroidered in coloured silk threads in different stitches showing a dog chasing a rabbit, zig-zag lines, and scale pattern: probably Scottish or English, early 18th century

Museum reference

A.1962.92

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Sampler

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Late 18th - early 19th century

Physical description

Linen embroidered with coloured silks