IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110705 accession number: T.159-1928 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 20 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in cross, double running, satin and double hem stitch. There is some cutwork with hollie point and needle lace stitches. There is a selvedge at the top and bottom; the sides are turned under and stitched. The sampler is divided into horizontal bands of repeat border patterns, containing an alphabet and the name ' Mary Crawford', another alphabet and the date ' Feb 4 1771', the former worked in silk the latter in linen. There is also one band of detached motifs. 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/110705 TECHNIQUES ---------- Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in cross, double running, satin and double hem stitch. There is some cutwork with hollie point and needle lace stitches. There is a selvedge at the top and bottom; the sides are turned under and stitched. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering TECHNIQUES ---------- cutwork CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1771 - 1771 creation date earliest: 1771 creation date latest: 1771 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Crawford, Mary DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: in value: 3"2.1/4' dimension: Width units: in value: 8.1/2" EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: Samplers CITATIONS -------- Sampler Exhibition in the Octagon ---