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Production: Unidentified
Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in tent, cross, satin and straight stitch. All the edges are turned under and hem stitched. An upper horizontal band contains an alphabet and the inscription 'ANNO 1823 FERDIG D 23 DECER'. There is a lower horizontal floral band. A central wreath contains a group of initials and some detached motifs which include the Temptation of Adam and Eve, the crucifixion, the Spies from Canaan and an Agnus Dei.
Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest
Length: 11.3/4 in
Width: 13.1/2 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1823
loosely woven
Linen
polychrome
Silk
Weaving
: Sampler, linen, embroidered with polychrome silks in tent, cross, satin and straight stitch. All the edges are turned under and hem stitched.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.82-1938
Primary reference Number: 110813
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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