Maker: Brough, An
Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in cross, double back and Holbein stitch. The sampler is divided into ten horizontal bands containing alphabets, repeat border designs and the inscription 'AN BROUGH 1651'.
Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest
Length: 28.1/2 in
Width: 8.1/4 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
17th Century, Mid#
Production date:
AD 1651
: Commonwealth
polychrome
Silk
unbleached
Linen
Linen thread
Weaving
: Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and linen thread in cross, double back and Holbein stitch
Embroidering
Accession number: T.4-1938
Primary reference Number: 110735
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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