
Needlework sampler; Pieternella Schipper; 1887; 1989_697_4
Name/Title
Needlework sampler
About this object
A sampler worked on linen mesh with black self border. Very bright wool colours with writing at top and designs at bottom including roses, a tree, flower decorations and a green yellow and blue border, writing reads the alphabet, numbers them name and 10 years old around 1887 in Dutch.
‘ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR
STUVWXYZ1234567890
PIETERNELLASCHIPPER
OUD10JAARANNO1887’.
Maker Role
Needleworker
Date Made
1887
Medium and Materials
linen
Measurements
37cm square
Subject and Association Description
needlework sampler
Credit Line
Mr Pieter Bruggeman
Object number
1989_697_4