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Sampler by Eleanor Coulson

Findspot: 
Caxton, Cambridgeshire
Period: 
Date: 
c. 1800
Material: 
Textile
Dimensions: 
H. 35cm; W. 25cm

Eleanor Coulson made the earliest sampler in this group when she was 13 years old. It includes a biblical scene of Adam and Eve standing either side of the tree of knowledge. To create the design Eleanor used cross-stitch and naturally dyed thread in blue and fawn to spell out her name and age in the centre and the alphabet at the top.

Collection information

Collection: 
Museum of Cambridge
Accession No: 
CAMFK:98.51

Exhibition details

Catalogue number: 
72

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