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Fuller, Caroline Lepel
(Maker)
Bordered sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin and stem stitch. The sampler is linen with Brussels net and bound with corded ribbon. A waved stem border, with leaves and tied at the bottom by a bird, frames the main body of the sampler which comprises the inscription 'On the 8th of September 1783/Hibernea's Sons let this Auspicious day/To Bristols Earl your Grateful Tribute pay/Let Irelands Records Consecrate his Name/ Proclaim his worth Immortalize his fame/Whose Gen'rous foul Aspires to make you free/Prevent your Chains and give you Liberty/ Caroline Lepel Fuller 1789/aged 9 years'.
History note: Given to the donor by Joan Evans in 1916
Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest
Length: 30 cm
Length: 11.3/4 in
Width: 26.8 cm
Width: 10.1/2 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1938)
by
Longman, H. A., Mrs
18th century
Production date:
AD 1789
: George III
golden brown Corded ribbon polychrome Silk Wool Brussels net
Weaving : Border sampler, wool, embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, satin and stem stitch
Embroidering Lining (material) Binding
Accession number: T.40-1938
Primary reference Number: 110771
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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