IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110667 accession number: T.121-1928 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Linen band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, Montenegrin cross, eyelet, satin, chain, stem and buttonhole stitch. All the edges are hemmed. The sampler is divided into horizontal bands: seven bands of repeating geometric and floral border patterns, an alphabet and five bands of inscriptions.' Behold the grave the tombstone rowld away / And Angels sit where one more glorious lay / No Wonder the Bright Angels mark the place / From whence that risen sun Began his race', SEE HOW THE LILLIES FLOURISH WHITE AND FARE / SEE HOW THE RAVENS FED FROM HEAVEN ARE / THEN NEER DISTRUST THY GOD FOR CLOTH AND BREAD / WHILST LILLIES FLOURISH AND THE RAVENS FED', 'Youll man your Life to morrow still you cry / in what far country does this morrow lie / it stays so long tis fetch'd so far I fear / Twill be both very old and very dear / 'LORD OF THIS LOWER WORLD FRAIL MAN WAS MADE / THE CREATURES ALL TO HIM THIER HOMAGE PAID / BUT WHEN FOR SIN GOD DID HIM ONCE CONDEMN / HE'S NEITHER MASTER OF HIMSELF NOR THEM',/ 'GAY DAINTY FLOWERS GO SWIF / TLY TO DECAY. POOR WRETCHED / LIFE'S SHORT PORTION FLIES AWA / Y WE EAT WE DRINK WE SLEEP BU / T LOW ANON OLD AGE STEALS ON / US NEVER THOUGHT UPON. E.B.' object type: Band sampler embroidered in polychrome silks in a variety of stitches, cross, Montenegrin cross, eyelet, satin, chain, stem and buttonhole stitch, containing geometric and floral repeating border patterns, an alphabet and five bands of religious inscriptions. title: sampler LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: J. W. L. Glaisher creditline: Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110667 TECHNIQUES ---------- Linen band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, Montenegrin cross, eyelet, satin, chain, stem and buttonhole stitch. All the edges are hemmed weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1701 - 1750 creation date earliest: 1701 creation date latest: 1750 culture: 18th Century, Early# CREATORS -------- maker: Unidentified DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 40.75 dimension: Length units: ft value: 1'4.1/4 dimension: Width units: cm value: 22.75 dimension: Width units: in value: 9 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: English Samplers at the Fitzwilliam CITATIONS -------- English Samplers at the Fitzwilliam The Oxford Book of Local Verses, Chosen by John Holloway ---