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Sampler

Worked in multi-coloured Berlin wools on canvas. Simple border letters - animals, pots and plants with a building of the 'Tenantly Column - Erected 1816'. Worked by Isabella Hudson in 1852. Aged 17. Tenantry Column was erected in Alnwick, Northumberland.

Artist / Maker: Isabella Hudson

Place: England

Object Type: sampler

Period: Victoria

Broad Date: Early Victorian

Actual Date: 1852

Century: 19th century

Materials: Canvas, Wool

Museum Accession Number: EMB.549.B