Sampler with Representation of Queen Anne

Sampler with representation of Queen Anne, England, early 18th century. Sampler with representation of Queen Anne, England, early 18th century. Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc. no. T.77-1916.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses an early eighteenth century sampler from England with a representation of Queen Anne (r. 1702-1714). The linen sampler is worked with silk and metal threads, using chain stitch, cross stitch, satin stitch and split stitch. The sampler measures 31.8 x 22.8 cm. 

Sources: 

  • ANTIQUES, Witney (2000). Paradise Revisited: British Samplers, Hisroric Embroideries 1590-1880.
  • BROWNE, Clare and Jennifer WEARDEN (eds. 1999). Samplers from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications.

V&A online catalogue (retrieved 5 October 2016).

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