Casgliadau Arlein

Crewel work embroidery. Piece of twill, embroidered with blue and yellow wools in chain and stem stitches. The pattern is of two oak trees with acorns between which is a Ieaf design which seems to have been cut from a different piece of embroidery and applied. The applied work is contemporary with the rest of the design. Probably part of a bed curtain. End of the 17th century. From Anglesey.

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