Terms and conditions of use
Sampler
(late 19th century)
- Medium
- linen, wool (thread), silk (thread, ribbon), metal (thread, beads)
- Measurements
- 123.9 × 19.3 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- (England)
- Inscription
- stitched in pink wool u.l.: LAE.
- Accession Number
- D118-1978
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1978
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
-
Berlin wool-work patterns were first published in the early nineteenth century as a standardised form of domestic needlecraft. Black-and-white patterns were printed onto grid paper and then hand-coloured; a method that enabled the amateur to clearly identify the colour and count of each stitch. Later, these designs were industrially printed. Typically worked in cross- or tent stitch, Berlin work is characterised by the use of vibrantly-hued wool yarns often stitched in several shades of the same colour to produce a three-dimensional effect. This particular sampler was most likely a reference tool illustrating how designs would look when worked.
- Physical description
- Cross stitch (single and double), Bargello, couching, glass beads.
