Maker: Mather, Mary
Band sampler, canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks and wool in cross and eyelet hole stitch. The sampler comprises 11 horizontal bands of alphabets, numerals, initials, a flowering plant, birds, peacocks, hearts, a tree, a dog, a rabbit, a bush, a woman, fruit baskets, fruit trees, a crow, a man with a stick, a repeat border pattern and the inscription 'Mary Mather aged 13, 1801'.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Length: 45.7 cm
Length: 18 in
Width: 20.3 cm
Width: 11 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1801
polychrome
Wool
polychrome
Silk
unbleached
Canvas
Weaving
: Band sampler, canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks and wool in cross and eyelet hole stitch
Embroidering
Accession number: T.168-1928
Primary reference Number: 110714
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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