Casgliadau Arlein

LINEN, embroidered with coloured silks in cross and eyelet stitches. At the top in five rows are the letters of the alphabet, twice in capitals (the letter A being in duplicate) and once in small letters. Beneath is a row of zig-zag ornament followed by the Apostles’ Creed. At the bottom, between narrow stripes, is the inscription: “Sarah Harding her sampler October ye 1 / 1770”.

Source: Guide to the Collection of Samplers & Embroideries (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1939) by F.G. Payne.