IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110738 accession number: T.7-1938 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 18 February 2025 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Linen mixed band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in running, double running, cross, Montenegrin cross and with some speckling stitch. Linen thread is worked in double hem, counted satin, and square filling stitch with buttonhole bars, pulled work, cut and drawn work with hollie point and needle lace filing stitches. Silver metal thread is worked in interlacing and braiding stitches, cross-stitch, laid and couched work, and needle woven bosses. The edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge at the bottom. The three embroidery techniques, coloured, white and metal thread work is arranged in three distinct bands. The most distinctive features are the panels of metal thread work and all-over patterns. The inscription 'IC' is worked in cross-stitch in silver metal thread. The coloured embroidery includes an alphabet band and initials 'IC'. This section also includes a sunflower and arcaded design. object type: Mixed band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks, with cut and drawn work, hollie point and needle lace filling. The design is a combination of embroidered flowers and an alphabet and bands of all over needlework. title: sampler LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Bequeathed by Mrs H.A. Longman STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110738 SUBJECTS ------------------- sunflower sunflower TECHNIQUES ---------- Linen mixed band sampler embroidered with polychrome silks in running, double running, cross, Montenegrin cross and with some speckling stitch. Linen thread is worked in double hem, counted satin, and square filling stitch with buttonhole bars, pulled work, cut and drawn work with hollie point and needle lace filing stitches. Silver metal thread is worked in interlacing and braiding stitches, cross-stitch, laid and couched work, and needle woven bosses. The edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge at the bottom. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- couching (embroidering) TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering TECHNIQUES ---------- needlepoint (lace) CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1601 - 1701 creation date earliest: 1601 creation date latest: 1701 culture: 17th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unidentified DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 87 dimension: Length units: in value: 35.1/2 dimension: Width units: cm value: 18 dimension: Width units: in value: 7.1/2 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: English Samplers at the Fitzwilliam title: Sampled Lives: Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum CITATIONS -------- English Samplers at the Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks, Samplers Sampled Lives: Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum --- IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa36/T_7_1938_1_201607_kly25_dc2.jpg height: 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