Designs, Period.
Section IIID: Single Designs (Bostocke)

These are from the earliest dated and signed sampler known. It is English and inscribed "Iane Bostocke" and "1598". The piece is linen with red, brown, green, blue, and white colored silk, and silver-gilt and silver thread, worked in cross stitch and 2-sided Italian cross stitch. There are spot motifs at the top and a variety of (mostly) blackwork borders at the bottom. The total size of the piece is about 17" by 15". Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

A. English 1598 sampler (T.190-1960): dog (27 high by 32 wide)

B. English 1598 sampler (T.190-1960): heraldic "leopard" or lion (19 high by 26 wide)

C. English 1598 sampler (T.190-1960): doe (69 high by 85 wide)

(all photographed in King, in Sebba, in Wardle, and in King & Levey)

A. English 1598 sampler (T.190-1960): pelican and squirrel in a berry tree (72 high by 88 wide; squirrel: 19 high by 16 wide; pelican and chicks in nest: 31 high by 20 wide)
(photographed in King, in Sebba, in Wardle, and in King & Levey)

Plate 39.

The first color chart is for both A and B.

A. English 1598 sampler (T.190-1960): flower garden border (15 high with 20 repeat)
(photographed in King, in Sebba, in Wardle, and in King & Levey)

B. English 1598 sampler (T.190-1960): owl in a berry tree (44 high by 40 wide; owl: 11 high by 8 wide)
(photographed in King, in Sebba, in Wardle, and in King & Levey)

C. English or French, 16^th century: fragment of town and trees (34 high by 60 wide)
This was charted directly from the piece. The piece is colored wool and silk threads on linen canvas, and is worked in tent stitch. Museum of Fine Art, Boston.