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Maker: Unidentified
Linen spot sampler embroidered with polychrome silks and silver metal thread in tent, back, chain, and interlacing stitches with laid and couched work. Three edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge with a partial blue line on the bottom edge. The 'spots', randomly placed on the sampler, include stylized flowers (rose, carnartion, marigold) and fruit (pomegranate and strawberry), insects, a caterpillar, a snail, a dog, a robin, a rabbit. The flower, fruit, bird, and insect motifs have been drawn onto the linen in outline, several are unfinished and the line drawing is clear. The embroidery itself is shaded and speckled to give a realistic effect. In the bottom left hand corner is an obelisk motif.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 37.25 cm
Length: 15 in
Width: 21.25 cm
Width: 8.1/8 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century#
Production date:
possibly
AD 1655
: In the lower right-hand corner there is an inked inscription which under magnification could be 1655.
Embroidery composed of silk ( blue, pink, brown, green, yellow, cream) silver metal thread
ground Linen
Weaving
: Linen spot sampler embroidered with polychrome silks and silver metal thread in tent, back, chain, and interlacing stitches with laid and couched work. Three edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge with a partial blue line on the bottom edge. The flower, fruit, bird and insect designs have been drawn onto the linen in outline, several are unfinished and the line drawing is clear. The embroidery itself is shaded and speckled to give a realistic effect.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.3-1928
Primary reference Number: 110550
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sampler" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110550 Accessed: 2024-11-22 00:10:06
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