Casgliadau Arlein
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Chwilio Uwch
Sampler
WOOLLEN CANVAS, embroidered with coloured silks in cross and satin Stitches. Various floral, bird, butterfly, fleur-de-lis and crown designs symmetrically arranged. In the middle is a verse. Below, within a garland, is the inscription: “Mary Ann Heydon / Workd. this in the 13th year / of her age. 1821." There is a narrow border.
Source: Guide to the Collection of Samplers & Embroideries (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1939) by F.G. Payne.