09 Sep 2010
Collection: Powerhouse Museum
H6349 Sampler, miniature, red cross stitch on fine canvas, [Australia], 1837.(OF) Needlework guide, 1837.(SB).
Description
Sampler, miniature, red cross stitch on fine canvas, [Australia], 1837.(OF) Needlework guide, 1837.(SB).Small square with red cross stitch on fine canvas, backed onto cardboard which is covered in a silk twill and sewn together along the edges of the card. In red cotton single thread cross stitch is embroidered the alphabet, numbers 1 to 17 and the date 1837.
Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1959Registration number
H6349Height
69 mmWidth
65 mmDepth
3 mm