Sampler
This sampler tells the story of the Smales family of St David’s in Exeter. It was worked by one of the daughters of the family, Anna Maria. It gives the births and deaths of her parents and siblings up to 1837. From the dates on the sampler we know that Anna Maria was only eleven when she completed the work.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 643/1989
- Category
- Decorative Art
- Collection Class
- Textiles and equipment
- Material
- linen | wool | | |
- Common Name
- sampler
- Simple Name
- sampler
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1837
- Production Person Initials
- Anna Maria
- Production Person Surname
- Smales
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
