IDENTIFIERS
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id:	110766
accession number:	T.35-1938

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 and metal thread in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch.  The sampler comprises 11 horizontal bands which include alphabets, crows, coronets, hearts, repeat border patterns, trees, dogs, a church, a woman and man, a black boy, the name Rebekah Bland', the date '1740', and the inscription 'Tis happiness To Be Both Good & Great/In Riches No ASsurance is/And Pleasure Yields Uncertain Bliss/But Wise Are They Who Careful Be/To Gain a Good Eternity/ for Tho Our Days Uncertain are/The Work Must Be Completed here'.
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
creditline: Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110766





TECHNIQUES
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Band sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks and metal thread in cross, eyelet hole and satin stitch
weaving
TECHNIQUES
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embroidering

CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery

DATING
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creation date:	1740 - 1742
creation date earliest:	1740
creation date latest:	1742
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Bland, Rebekah

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 38

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 22.2



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