Casgliadau Arlein

CANVAS, embroidered with coloured cottons in cross stitch. At the top in three rows, are the letters of the alphabet, beginning and ending with crosses; numerals to 10 and the inscription "M C R 1856”. Below are conventional flowering plants, birds, dogs, a stag, a windmill, crosses, hearts, the Sacred Trigram I.H.S. beneath a crowned cross, monograms beneath crowns, and three monstrances, one being between two candlesticks with candles.

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