Sampler
Elizabeth Palser (fl.1780)
Category
Textiles
Date
1780
Materials
Textile
Measurements
170 x 850 mm
Order this imageCollection
Montacute House, Somerset
NT 597745
Summary
Sampler, dated 1780, Elizabeth Pal(?s)er. Linen embroidered with coloured silks using cross, eyelet and satin stitches. Narrow scrolling and repeating flower borders with crowns, birds and lions and a serpent coiled around a staff. Inscribed -'Elizabeth Pal(?s)er January 19, 1780'. Photo copyright NTPL/Richard Pike
Provenance
The collection of Dr Douglas Goodhart.
Marks and inscriptions
Elizabeth Pal(?s)er January 19, 1780
Makers and roles
Elizabeth Palser (fl.1780), embroiderer