Object number
90/56/3
Creator
Description
A needlework sampler worked on open weave linen and embroidered with letters and numbers. It was made by the donor's mother at Aldermaston School, Berkshire, in 1879–80 when she was 9–10 years old.
Physical description
1 sampler: linen cloth, thread
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: NEEDLEWORK SAMPLES // Accession number: 90/56/1–3 // … // Recorder JMB // Date: 13.8.91 // Description: 3 needlecraft samplers. Two are worked on cream cotton and show various needlework skills such as hems, patches, buttonholes and gathers. One is worked on darker, open weave linen and shows embroidered letters and numbers. // Inscription: Name R. CARTER // Dimensions: 30 x 31 cms (approx.) // Associated information: This needlework was done by Mrs Sarjent’s mother at Aldermaston School in 1879–80 when she was 9–10 years old. Her name was Rosina Carter. // Mrs Sarjent 84 years old when she donated the needlework to MERL.’
Production place
Aldermaston
Production date
1879 - 1880
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1588..tif - High resolution image
