Sampler

Object detail

Accession number

2010.444

Maker

Elizabeth A Proctor

Production period

1870s

Description

A sampler created by Elizabeth Proctor in 1874, while living at Whangarei Beach. It is particularly rare as few surviving 19th century examples include a New Zealand place name identifying where they were made.

Marks

Elizabeth Proctor / Finished June 23rd 1874 / Whangarei Beach Stitched

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile/Cotton
Processed Material/Textile/Wool

Collection

Textiles Collection

Credit Line

Elizabeth A Proctor. 1874. Sampler, 2010.444. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Needlework Embroidery Sampler Communication Artefacts Art

Production place

Whangarei Beach Whangarei District Northland New Zealand

Subject

Samplers Embroidery

Collection type

Domestic Textiles Domestic Technology Technology

Subject auto tags

Handwriting Wood Blackboard Rectangle Chalk Font Writing Commemorative plaque Number Metal

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