Embroidery Sampler, by J.J. Sandeman

An image of Embroidery Sampler. J.J. Sandeman. Single weave canvas mounted on brown paper which has been turned and stitched onto the front of the sampler forming a 2.5cm/1" border. Embroidered with polychrome wools in cross, double cross, Montenegrin cross, rococco, rice, encroaching satin stitch with laid and couched stitches. Detached or "spot" motifs are placed on 3 sides of a rectangular "mat" of solid stitching, the mat comprises 15 blocks each of a different canvas work stitch, a "key" to the stitches provided by a separate piece of paper. 1953.

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Embroidery Sampler. J.J. Sandeman. Single weave canvas mounted on brown paper which has been turned and stitched onto the front of the sampler forming a 2.5cm/1" border. Embroidered with polychrome wools in cross, double cross, Montenegrin cross, rococco, rice, encroaching satin stitch with laid and couched stitches. Detached or "spot" motifs are placed on 3 sides of a rectangular "mat" of solid stitching, the mat comprises 15 blocks each of a different canvas work stitch, a "key" to the stitches provided by a separate piece of paper. 1953.

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Accession Number: T.3-2009
© The estate of J.J. Sandeman. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 640 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 211.18kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2013:08:28 15:24:26

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20th Century _WF_Copyright canvas couched couching cross stitch dated embroidered embroidery English Fitz_AA Montenegrin cross stitch polychrome rice stitch rococo stitch sampler Sandeman satin stitch sewing stitched stitches stitching textile wool woollen

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