Maker: Dunnsell, Mary
Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, Florentine, rice and rococo stitch. The sampler comprises ten horizontal bands which include, The Lord's Prayer, numerals, the date '1743', repeat border patterns, all-over designs, an alphabet, the names 'Iohn Dunnsell' and 'Ann Dunnsell', a basket of flowers, a bird, a flowering plant, two lions, a rose and the inscription 'Mary Dunnsell 1743'.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 33 cm
Width: 27.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1743
: George II
Weaving
: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, Florentine, rice and rococo stitch
Embroidering
Accession number: T.148-1928
Primary reference Number: 110694
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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