Framed embroidered sampler with the two stone tablets and the Ten Commandments. These are surrounded by stylised foliage worked in various colours. The stitching is very fine and worked in a silk yarn on a silk ground. The sampler is edged with a yellow silk binding.
TRC 2020.3317
Sampler
Textile Research Centre
Silk
Factory woven cloth hand embriodered (cross stitch tent stitch)