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Sampler: T.153-1928

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Keynorth, Elizabeth

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Description

Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin and tent stitch. The sampler comprises 15 horizontal bands which include alphabets, numerals, a flowering plant in a vase, a geometrical motif, a bird, the name and date 'Elizabeth Keynorth, and the inscription 'When I am dead and gon/ All my bones are rotten/this you see remember/ me when I am quite forg/otten/Elizabeth Keynorth/ work this in the 12 year/of my age 1755'.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 24.6 cm
Length: 9.3/4 in
Width: 17.2 cm
Width: 6.3/4 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1755 : George II

Materials used in production

polychrome Silk
Linen

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin and tent stitch
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.153-1928
Primary reference Number: 110699
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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