Sampler
Elizabeth Branch (fl.1670)
Category
Textiles
Date
1670
Materials
Textile
Measurements
540 x 205 mm
Order this imageCollection
Montacute House, Somerset
NT 597700
Summary
Sampler, dated 1670, Elizabeth Branch. Linen embroidered with coloured silks, silver and silver-gilt and some chenille thread using tent, double-running, satin, cross, rococo and raised plaited braid stitches with interlaced stitches and pulled work. Spot sampler, the upper portion with detached floral sprays, animals, birds and insects; the lower portion containing geometric repeating patterns. Selvedge with blue thread top and bottom. Photo copyright NTPL/Richard Pike
Provenance
The collection of Dr Douglas Goodhart.
Makers and roles
Elizabeth Branch (fl.1670), embroiderer