IDENTIFIERS
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id:	110700
accession number:	T.154-1928

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Monday 20 July 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and rococo stitch.  The sampler comprises 16 horizontal bands which include alphabets, numerals, repeat border patterns, strawberries, crowns, birds and the inscription 'See how the lilies flourish white/and fair see how the ravens fed/from heaven then neer distr/ust thy god for cloth and bread/whilst lilies flourish and the rave/ns fed. EW October the 21 1755/Elizabeth Weight in the 12th year of her age 1755'.
title:	sampler

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	J. W. L. Glaisher
creditline: Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110700





TECHNIQUES
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Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, eyelet hole and rococo stitch
weaving
TECHNIQUES
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embroidering

CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery

DATING
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creation date:	1755 - 1755
creation date earliest:	1755
creation date latest:	1755
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Weight, Elizabeth

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 26

dimension: Length
units: in
value: 10.1/4

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 21.5

dimension: Width
units: in
value: 8.1/2