Sampler, mid-17th century, British, Canvas worked with silk and metal thread; tent, cross, back, plaited braid, knots, laid work, and detached buttonhole stitches, H. 21 3/4 x W. 10 5/8 inches (55.2 x 27 cm); Framed: H. 22 3/8 x W. 11 3/8 x D. 1 inch (56.8 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, The term 'spot sampler' has come to refer to compositions like this one in which the motifs are scattered in somewhat random fashion over the surface of the foundation fabric. These samplers are rarely signed or dated, and often their motifs are only partially worked, leading to the conclusion that this type of sampler was made as a personal stitch reference for its maker, and not for display, as signed schoolgirl samplers were
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