Casgliadau Arlein

LINEN, embroidered with coloured silks in cross and satin stitches. Various tree, flowering plant, bird, crown and animal designs, mostly in pairs symmetrically arranged. Inscribed: “ELIZABETH HOOPER / MARCH 9TH 1743.” There is a narrow border of lozenge pattern. Bought in Cardiff. Source: Guide to the Collection of Samplers & Embroideries (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1939) by F.G. Payne.