Terms and conditions of use
Sampler
1734
- Medium
- linen, silk (thread)
- Measurements
- 48.6 × 22.0 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- England
- Inscription
- stitched in blue silk l.l.: MARY MATCHIN HER WORK IN THE TENTH/ YEAR OF HER AGE AND OF OUR LORD
stitched in red silk l.c.: 1734 - Accession Number
- CT31-1990
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Kay Servante, 1990
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
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This authored sampler includes a metrical version of the Ten Commandments alongside narrow chain, satin and cross-stitch band patterns, the King’s initials and freestyle Tudor roses. Its combination of moral verse and practical stitchery within the overall design reveals something of the role samplers played as part of a girl’s formal education.
