Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
gift of Auckland City Council, 1965, collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1965.78.433, col.0059.1, ocm1421, T737
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1876
Associated Notes
One of five pieces of embroidery executed by Mrs Gifford (nee Emma Jane Weston) when a child and brought by her to New Zealand in 1884.
description: sampler, fine linen/cotton, embroidered in greens, blues, reds, alphabets and numerals, many motifs (large and small), signed, dated, and placed. Script: "I LOVE YOU" "Emma Weston Marked in Woodhouse Age 13 1876"
Emma Jane Gifford (nee Weston) b. 1863
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1884
Technique
Period
Signature/marks
"I LOVE YOU" (verse)
Emma Weston Marked in Woodhouse Age 13 1876 (signature)
Media
Measurement Description
height 408mm x width 371mm
16" x 14.5" (h x w)
Measurement Reading
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
50 threads per inch/20 threadsper cm)
Last Update
15 May 2023
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pin cushion
Department HistoryAccession Date UnknownDescription Pin cushion. Made from velvet, glass beads, cotton thread, and lurex thread. Blue velvet. Square padded pin cushion. The top of the cushion has a gold coloured lurex thread…
Pin cushion. Made from velvet, glass beads, cotton thread, and lurex thread. Blue velvet. Square padded pin cushion. The top of the cushion has a gold coloured lurex thread loop design around blue transparent beads. Around the top is a border of blue and gold beads. Around the sides is a gold lurex thread fringe.
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sampler, embroidery
Department HistoryAccession Date 29 Oct 1965Description Sampler made by E Bowen for Emma Jane Weston
Sampler made by E Bowen for Emma Jane Weston
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sampler
Department HistoryAccession Date 29 Oct 1965Accession Number 1965.78.437Description Bristol work embroidered verse: LOST, made by Emma Jane Weston, circa 1870s
Bristol work embroidered verse: LOST, made by Emma Jane Weston, circa 1870s
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