IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110668 accession number: T.122-1928 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Band sampler, woollen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, four-side cross, satin, stem and tent stitch. The sampler comprises 21 horizontal bands, which include repeat border patterns and an inscription. These bands are framed by a border formed of eight large flowers worked in tent and cross-stitch which are connected by freely designed and worked sprays. The inscription reads " AS YOU EXPect That men should DeaL BY YOU / SO Deal BY Them And Give Each man His Due / Better It Is To GAIn Great Reputation Then to / Be RICH For That never Wants VexatioN / Constraint in ALL Thimgs makes The Pleasur / Less Sweet is The love That COMeS With / Willingness / DesPair OF NOthing That YOU WOULd Attain / Unwearied DILIgence YOUR POInt WILL Gain / Experience Best Is Gained Without Much Cost Read Men And / Books Then Practise What Thou Knowest / They That Are Proud And Other men Disdain Do Often Meet / With Hate And Scorn Again. Mary Wheeler Her Work Done in ninth / Year Of Her Age 1721" object type: Band sampler, woollen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, four-side cross, satin, stem and tent stitch, bound with silk. The sampler comprises 21 horizontal bands, which include repeat border patterns and an inscription which includes the makers name. 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/110668 TECHNIQUES ---------- Band sampler, woollen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, four-side cross, satin, stem and tent stitch. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1721 - 1721 creation date earliest: 1721 creation date latest: 1721 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Wheeler, Mary DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 69.2 dimension: Width units: cm value: 62.9