Tablet sampler with the Ten Commandments, by Elizabeth Coventry

An image of Textiles. Tablet sampler. Coventry, Elizabeth (English). The sampler has two tablets containing the 10 commandments, above them a winged cherubs head. To the left stands Moses with a rod and to the right Aaron robed as a high priest. Below each tablet sits a freely designed and worked spray of flowers. Linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin and stem stitch, length 125.5 cm, width 80.6 cm, 1727.

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Textiles. Tablet sampler. Coventry, Elizabeth (English). The sampler has two tablets containing the 10 commandments, above them a winged cherubs head. To the left stands Moses with a rod and to the right Aaron robed as a high priest. Below each tablet sits a freely designed and worked spray of flowers. Linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin and stem stitch, length 125.5 cm, width 80.6 cm, 1727.

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Accession Number: T.134-1928
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