Sampler

Description

Sampler of wool canvas embroidered in coloured silks with two large urns of roses, a verse, insects, man and basket of fruit: Scottish, Edinburgh, by Magdalene Aitken, 1757

Museum reference

A.1987.257.1

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Sampler

Production information

Aitken, Magdalene, 1757 (fl.), Embroiderer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1757

Materials

Wool, Silk

Physical description

Wool canvas embroidered in coloured silks