School Sampler, 1904

School sampler from The Netherlands, dated 1904. School sampler from The Netherlands, dated 1904. Courtesy Textile Research Centre, Leiden, acc. no. TRC 2016.1985.

The collection of the Textile Research Centre in Leiden includes a sampler, 36 x 35 cm, which is made of cotton and embroidered with perlé thread. The central motif is a bunch of stylised flowers. In addition, there are the initials P and B and the date, 1904.

The large red/black checks woven into the ground material were used by teachers to cut out the required size. This type of ground material was often made in Germany, especially for schools to make small samplers.

TRC online catalogue (retrieved 14 November 2016).

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