Sampler
Sarah Gerney
Category
Textiles
Date
1727
Materials
Textile
Measurements
215 x 220 mm
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Montacute House, Somerset
NT 597733
Summary
Sampler, dated 1727, Sarah Gerney. Linen embroidered with cream silk and linen thread using counted satin and back stitches and with cut circles and squares filled with hollie point and detached buttonhole fillings. The hollie point fillings show various patterns and motifs including a star, crown, acorn and tulip and the initials 'IB' and 'RM (or H). Central square bears name and date. Photo copyright NTPL/Richard Pike
Provenance
The collection of Dr Douglas Goodhart.
Makers and roles
Sarah Gerney, embroiderer