IDENTIFIERS
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id:	110724
accession number:	T.178-1928

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-stitch.  A blank space is left at the top of the sampler.  Beneath this the canvas is divided into 18 horizontal bands containing pictorial motifs. 1- tree, large and small lion, 2- Oak tree, parrot on spray of fruit, bird, frog and rabbit, 3- Crucifixion scene, starts, instruments of passion, flower sprigs, 4- pear tree, birds, bear, crayfish, goose, peacock, pelican in her piety, squirrel, turnip, woman spinning, 5- alphabet and numerals, 6- alphabet and numerals, 7- alphabet and Roman numerals, 8- Alphabet and numerals, 9- alphabet and numerals, 10- alphabet and numerals and bands 11 to 18 filled by border designs of decreasing width.
object type: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross-stitch.  The canvas is divided into 18 horizontal bands some containing pictorial motifs
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/110724





TECHNIQUES
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Pictorial sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross-stitch
weaving
TECHNIQUES
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embroidering

CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery

DATING
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creation date:	1701 - 1800
creation date earliest:	1701
creation date latest:	1800
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: in
value: 43.1/2

dimension: Width
units: in
value: 10.1/8