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Sampler by Eleanor Grey

Findspot: 
Caxton, Cambridgeshire
Period: 
Date: 
c. 1830
Material: 
Textile
Dimensions: 
H.35cm; W. 25cm

Eleanor Grey used many more colours in this sampler compared to that of her mother’s. Cross-stitch was used to demonstrate her skills in needlework by including the single row of strawberries and her name at the bottom, some of which is now missing.

Collection information

Collection: 
Museum of Cambridge
Accession No: 
CAMFK:99.51

Exhibition details

Catalogue number: 
73

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