Sampler from a Work Book

Date1835

MediumSilk embroidery threads on a worsted ground of approximately 50 warps x 50 wefts per inch (fiber identification by eye)

DimensionsOH 3" x OW 3 5/8"

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Object number1971-1633,B

DescriptionThis is a small square sampler from a work book stitched as an exercise. It is stitched in red silk embroidery threads on a cream-color worsted ground. It has an 1/8" hem on all four sides.
From the top the sampler consists of:

"A-J" uppercase block worked in cross stitch
"K-S" uppercase block worked in cross stitch
"T-Z" uppercase block worked in cross stitch
"1-9", "0" worked in cross stitch
"a-r" lowercase block worked in cross stitch
"s-z" lowercase block worked in cross stitch
"1835"

Stitches: marking cross
Label TextThis sampler, which is dated 1835, is included in a workbook that was published in 1832 for the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church.
ProvenanceEx. Collection Tomlinson