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Maker: Kriekaar, Jannetie
Linen spot motif sampler embroidered in polychrome silks in cross-stitch. Three edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge at the top left side. The sampler consists of a large number of detached motifs including flowerpots, furniture, animals (parrots, deer, dog, wolf, birds), trees, vines, a mermaid, a sailboat, and a townhouse and 'Solomon's Temple'. The thirty-nine motifs are enclosed in a narrow border with a secondary border along the bottom of conventional bird motifs and a selection of buildings.
History note: Bought at the Royal School of Needlework, March 1938 for £4.40
Bequeathed by Mrs H.A. Longman
Length: 49.25 cm
Length: 1'7.5/8 ft
Width: 50.75 cm
Width: 1'8.3/4 ft
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1764
Weaving
: Linen spot motif sampler embroidered in polychrome silks in cross-stitch. Three edges are hemmed and there is a selvedge at the top left side.
Embroidering
Inscription present: embroidered in polychrome silk thread
Accession number: T.88-1938
Primary reference Number: 110819
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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